Kranjska Gora

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Občina Kranjska Gora.
Location of Kranjska Gora in Slovenia
Area: 256.3 km²
Population 5,247
 - males 2,565
 - females 2,682
Mayor: {{{mayor}}}
Average age: 40.8 years
Residential areas: 40.21 m²/person
 - households: 1,997
 - families: 1,499
Working active: 2,620
 - unemployed: 294
Average monthly salary (August 2003):
 - gross: 259,130 SIT
 - net: 161,652 SIT
College/university students: 171
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002.

Kranjska Gora (population 5,500) is a town and a municipality in north-west Slovenia, close to the Austrian and Italian borders.

Kranjska Gora is mostly famous as a winter sports town, being situated in the Julian Alps. It annually hosts an event in the Alpine skiing World Cup series, also known as the Vitranc Cup for the slalom and giant slalom events.

Kranjska Gora from above.

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Coordinates: 46°29′N 13°47′E