Municipality of Železniki

The Municipality of Železniki (pronounced [ʒɛˈleːzniki] (listen); Slovene: Občina Železniki) is a municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Železniki.[2]

Municipality of Železniki Občina Železniki
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of the Municipality of Železniki in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°13′N 14°7′E
Country	Slovenia
Government
• Mayor	Anton Luznar
Area
• Total	164 km^2 (63 sq mi)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	6,756
• Density	41/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02 (CEST)
Website	www.zelezniki.si
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2010

The municipality was established in its current form on 3 October 1994, when the former larger Municipality of Škofja Loka was subdivided into the municipalities of Gorenja Vas–Poljane, Škofja Loka, Železniki, and Žiri.[3]

Settlements

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

• Davča
• Dolenja Vas
• Dražgoše
• Golica
• Kališe
• Lajše
• Martinj Vrh
• Ojstri Vrh
• Osojnik
• Podlonk
• Podporezen
• Potok
• Prtovč
• Ravne
• Rudno
• Selca
• Smoleva
• Spodnja Sorica
• Spodnje Danje
• Studeno
• Topolje
• Torka
• Zabrdo
• Zabrekve
• Zala
• Zali Log
• Zgornja Sorica
• Zgornje Danje

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2010
2. Municipality of Železniki website (in Slovene)
3. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. 2007. Vzpostavitev lokalne samouprave v Republiki Sloveniji v številkah, no. 6.

External links

• Media related to Municipality of Železniki at Wikimedia Commons
• Municipality of Železniki on Geopedia
• Železniki municipal site