Municipality of Jesenice

Municipality of Jesenice Občina Jesenice
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of the Municipality of Jesenice in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°26′N 14°03′E
Country	Slovenia
Government
• Mayor	Blaž Račič
Area
• Total	75.8 km^2 (29.3 sq mi)
Elevation	576.3 m (1,890.7 ft)
Population  (2002)[1]
• Total	21,688
• Density	290/km^2 (740/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02 (CEST)
Website	www.jesenice.si

The Municipality of Jesenice (pronounced [jɛsɛˈniːtsɛ] ^ⓘ; Slovene: Občina Jesenice) is a municipality in northwest Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Jesenice.

Geography

The municipality lies in the Upper Carniola region, in the Upper Sava Valley. It is bordered by the Karawanks and Austria (Carinthia) to the north, and by Mount Mežakla to the south.^[2]

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Jesenice, the municipality also includes the following settlements:

• Blejska Dobrava
• Hrušica
• Javorniški Rovt
• Kočna
• Koroška Bela
• Lipce
• Planina pod Golico
• Plavški Rovt
• Podkočna
• Potoki
• Prihodi
• Slovenski Javornik

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002
2. Jesenice municipal website

External links

• Media related to Municipality of Jesenice at Wikimedia Commons
• Municipality of Jesenice on Geopedia
• Jesenice municipal website