Kranjska Gora (pronounced [ˈkɾàːnska ˈɡɔ̀ːɾa];[2] German: Kronau[3]) is a town in northwestern Slovenia, on the Sava Dolinka River in the Upper Carniola region, close to the Austrian and Italian borders.

Kranjska Gora was first mentioned in written sources in 1326 as Chrainow (and as Chrainau and Chrainaw in 1363, as Cranaw and Chranaw in 1390, and as Kraynaw in 1456–61, among other names).

Various ski lifts were built on Mount Vitranc west of the town in 1949, 1962, 1964, and 1965, and a freight cableway was installed in 1958.

[5] The Counts of Ortenburg established a church dedicated to Our Lady on the White Gravel (Slovene: Marija na belem produ) in the 14th century,[5] referring to the bank of the Pišnica River, which has since changed course.

[6] The current church, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, is late Gothic in style and has typical Carinthian rib vaulting.