Meja, Kranj

Meja
Meja is located in Slovenia
Meja
Meja
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°11′28.7″N 14°22′35.23″E / 46.191306°N 14.3764528°E / 46.191306; 14.3764528
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityKranj
Area
 • Total
2.73 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
Elevation
365.3 m (1,198.5 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
13
[1]

Meja (pronounced [ˈmɛːja]) is a small settlement near Mavčiče in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Name

The name Meja means 'border'. The name refers to the location of the village along the road from Jeprca to Kranj, which largely corresponded to the western border of the Dominion of Škofja Loka from 973 to 1803.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Kranj municipal site
  3. ^ Blaznik, Pavle (1973). Škofja Loka in loško gospostvo (973–1803). Škofja Loka: Muzejsko društvo. p. 14.
  4. ^ Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 163.


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