Municipality of Jezersko

Municipality of Jezersko
Občina Jezersko
Municipality
Coat of arms of Municipality of Jezersko
Coat of arms
Location of the Municipality of Jezersko in Slovenia
Location of the Municipality of Jezersko in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°23′34″N 14°29′51″E / 46.39278°N 14.49750°E / 46.39278; 14.49750
Country Slovenia
Government
 • MayorAndrej Karničar
Area
 • Total68.8 km2 (26.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2002)[1]
 • Total638
 • Density9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02 (CEST)
Websitewww.jezersko.si Edit this at Wikidata
Pasture Lake (Planšarsko jezero), an artificial lake in Jezersko
Panoramic view towards Zgornje Jezersko

The Municipality of Jezersko (pronounced [jɛˈzɛːɾskɔ]; Slovene: Občina Jezersko pronunciationⓘ) is a municipality in northern Slovenia. In 1995, Jezersko became part of Preddvor and became an independent municipality in 1998.[2] Originally located in the historic region of Carinthia, it became part of the Upper Carniola Statistical Region in 2005. The seat of the municipality is the town of Zgornje Jezersko.

Jezersko is located in the remote Kokra Valley in the Kamnik–Savinja Alps, south of the Seeberg Saddle mountain pass and the border with the Austrian state of Carinthia. It borders Austria.

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Priloga1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).