Jesenice | |
|---|---|
Town | |
      From top, left to right: Jesenice from above, Workers' Barracks, Assumption and Roch's Church, Bucket Wheel Turbine, Kos Manor, Stara Sava | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): Town of steel and daffodils | |
  Jesenice Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°26′11.66″N 14°3′36.62″E / 46.4365722°N 14.0601722°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
| Municipality | Jesenice |
| Settled | 1538 |
| Incorporated | 1929 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Peter Bohinec |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 585 m (1,919 ft) |
| Population (2013)[1] | |
• Total | 13,255 |
| • Rank | 12th, Slovenia |
| • Density | 1,552/km2 (4,020/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4270 |
| Area code | 04 (+386 4 from abroad) |
| Vehicle registration | KR |
| Google Maps | Jesenice, Slovenia |
| Website | www |
Jesenice (Slovene: [jɛsɛˈniːtsɛ] , German: Aßling[3]) is the tenth-largest town in Slovenia, located in the traditional province of Upper Carniola. It is the seat of the Municipality of Jesenice spanning the southern side of the Karawanks, along Slovenia's border with Austria to the north. Renowned as a mining town, its ironworks and metallurgy industries being the driving force of the town's historical development.
- ^ a b "Jesenice, Jesenice". Statistical Office of Slovenia. 2013.
- ^ "Height above sea level of seats of municipalities" (in Slovenian and English). Statistical Office of Slovenia. 2002. Archived from the original on 2013-05-24.
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 144.