Kranj Ossuary

Name: Kranj Ossuary
Address: Glavni trg 4, Kranj, 4000, SI

Thousands of medieval skeletons lie just beneath Kranj’s main square.

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Just below the cobblestones of Kranj’s old town square lie the remains of thousands of the city’s medieval residents. Excavations revealed early iterations of the nearby church, including a baptismal font dating to the late Roman period, a 13th-century catacomb, and a later medieval ossuary. Visitors can access the underground site through the Gorenjski Museum, located around the corner in the Town Hall.

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The ossuary can only be visited by request through the Town Hall, as part of the Gorenjski Museum. Artifacts uncovered during excavations are displayed in two nearby museums.

Located : Glavni trg (by the Church of St. Cantianus), 4000 Kranj, Slovenia

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October 31, 2025

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Slovenia

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