Kalvarija, Kranj

Kalvarija (pronounced [kalˈʋaːɾija]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

[1] Kalvarija stands west of Kranj's city center, below the slope of Mount Saint Margaret (Slovene: Šmarjetna gora) and above the right bank of the Sava River.

Until the end of the Second World War, the Gaštej Calvary Shrine (Slovene: Kalvarija na Gašteju) stood in the village above the Sava River.

The shrine stands next to the house at Kocjan Street (Slovene: Kocjanova ulica) no.

[2] Kalvarija was annexed by the city of Kranj in 1957, ending its existence as a separate settlement.

Location of the Municipality of Kranj in Slovenia
Location of the Municipality of Kranj in Slovenia
View of Kranj, the administrative centre of the Municipality of Kranj
View of Kranj, the administrative centre of the Municipality of Kranj