Modern era Kranj

veduta of kranj anton hayne, 1st half of 19th c., national museum of slovenia

kranj affected plague outbreaks in 1836 , 1855. slovene reading room established in 1863. artisans workshops became established in kranj in 19th century, roots going number of painters in 17th , 18th centuries. prominent among these workshop of josip egartner jr. (1833–1905), settled in kranj in 1875. upper secondary school established in 1861, , vocational school textile workers opened in 1930. water supply system installed in kranj in 1901, supplied Čemšenik spring on kokra river.

there limited industry in kranj until late 19th century. until time, trade in agricultural products, livestock, , wood economically important. majdič mill, operated 1874 until second world war, industry, producing 70,000 kg (154,324 lb) of milled products per day. leather factory established in 1875. large-scale industrialization occurred after first world war, starting founding of rubber factory in 1921. jugo-Češka textile works established in 1923. additional textile works established after this, making kranj 1 of important centers of textile manufacturing in pre-war yugoslavia. major strike textile workers occurred in 1936, when occupied factories. 2 shoe factories established in 1925, , bakery in 1937.