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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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