| Official Name: | Mojstrana |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Upper Carniola |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Upper Carniola |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kranjska Gora |
| Area Total Km2: | 62.6 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Total: | 1,179 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 46.4609°N 13.9349°W |
| Elevation M: | 660.9 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Mojstrana (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈmoːi̯stɾana/; German: Meistern) is a village in the Municipality of Kranjska Gora in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Mojstrana is located in the Upper Sava Valley at the point where Bistrica Creek joins the Sava River below the main road from Jesenice to Kranjska Gora at an elevation of 641 m. The glacial Vrata Valley leads from Mojstrana towards the southwest past Peričnik Falls to the north face of Mount Triglav. The road to three other valleys—Radovna, Krma, and Kot—also begins in Mojstrana.
Mojstrana was first attested in 1763–87 as Moistrana. The suffix -ana indicates that the name is of Romance or pre-Romance origin. The root *mojstr- is believed to be related to Friulian majostre 'strawberry, blueberry' (cf. the oronym Mojstrovka from this root), thus referring to an area rich in strawberries or blueberries.[2]
The development of the settlement is connected to ironworks and iron ore in the area as well as a cement works that ceased to operate after the First World War.
Mojstrana is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Mlačca Mass Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče Mlačca), also known as the Tnal Mass Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče pod Tnalom), is located in the woods south of the settlement, at a leveled area in a ravine about 50m (160feet) west of the road to the Radovna Valley. It contains the remains of between 10 and 20 German soldiers, and perhaps civilians as well.[3]
Its inhabitants today are mostly either farmers or work in the local metal, or wood production. Tourism is also important because Mojstrana is the starting point for many routes in the Julian Alps and the Karavanke. Since 7 August 2010, Mojstrana has housed the Slovenian Alpine Museum, which presents the tradition of mountaineering in Slovenia. There is also a small ski slope next to the village.
Local attractions include the 17th-century church of St. Clement, the small Triglav museum, a giant walnut tree with a 470 cm circumference in the middle of the village, the Šmerc and Ambrož houses, the Vrata Valley with the remnants of an aqueduct for the cement works, Peričnik Falls, and the north face of Triglav.
Notable people that were born or lived in Mojstrana include: