In 1924 the architect Ivan Vurnik built the Narodni dom (National Home). After the Second World War it was strongly remodelled and renamed the Delavski dom (Workers’ Home). It was located adjacent to Zvezda park situated there at the time to the east and adjacent to the grammar school (1879) in the west. The building that was built in the northern part of the square during the Second World War serves today as the town hall. It follows German architectural patterns. After the war the square changed its name to the Revolutionary Square. The architect Tepina remodelled it into an open space and decorated it with statues by the sculptor Lojze Dolinar. After independence a Slovenian lime tree was planted in the middle of the square. The square was renamed the Slovenian Square. In the northern part of the square the architect Edvard Ravnikar designed the town hall of the City Municipality of Kranj (1958 - 1960). Together with the eastern part of the Pokojninski dom (Pension Home) and the Brioni ground floor restaurant it forms a lively and attractive square. In the north-eastern part Ravnikar designed a building where the Agency of Payment Transactions had its headquarters (1961 - 1962). Following Ravnikar’s plans a business and commercial centre with the Creina hotel (1970) and the Globus department store (1972) were constructed in the southern part of the square along Koroška street. In the northern square a relief of Kranj designed by Stane Kolman was set up in 2007. It was made for tourists but also helps those who are blind or vision-impaired.

Adress: Slovenski trg, Kranj.

Tourist board Kranj

The Kranj house

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