“But this was the first Slovenian selfie.” The big draw among the stalactites and cave spiders is the olm: a rare, white, cave-dwelling salamanderĪfter visiting Primožič’s curio corner I head to an even more esoteric attraction: Kranj’s network of tunnels, built mostly as bomb shelters when Slovenia was occupied by Germany and its allies during the second world war. “On the internet it says the first selfie was by an American guy in 1839,” says Primožič. In pride of place is a glass self-portrait photo of Puhar. Outside, street walls are adorned by works depicting plastic rubbish by artist and environment activist The Miha Artnak. Inventor Puhar Cabinet also displays a collection of potion bottles, paintings and pump organs gathered from flea markets and skips. The museum, in an alley among orange-roofed Renaissance townhouses, is dedicated to Slovenian inventor Janez Puhar, who lived in Kranj and invented a process for making photographs on glass in 1842. I realise this when Aljaž Primožič places a top hat on my head and takes my photo with a glass photography camera in Inventor Puhar Cabinet, his museum in Kranj’s gentrified old town. Kranj aims to be officially “climate neutral” soon, having joined the EU’s 100 Climate Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030 mission.īut there’s more to Kranj than framed sustainability certificates.
Kranj aims to be officially climate neutral soon … but there’s more to the city than framed sustainability certificatesĬhildren are encouraged to monitor their carbon emissions as part of a scheme to lower the emissions of school runs, and the city government’s car fleet was the first in Slovenia to go fully electric. Venues have been recognised for cutting waste and using local supply chains, while its Actum Hotel is one of 153 Slovenian establishments given a Green Key sustainable hospitality certificate.
In 2016 Kranj was the first Slovenian municipality to launch a bike share scheme that allows users to ride them between towns. Kranj was rewarded for its initiatives to maintain a fresh, rural feel to the area, which is backed by the Karavankas mountains. The town’s Layer House venue promotes musical artists from the area.
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