Železniki

Železniki
Town
From top, left to right: Overview of Železniki, Old Blast Furnace, St. Francis Church, St. Anthony's Church
Železniki
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°13′5.67″N 14°9′33.1″E / 46.2182417°N 14.159194°E / 46.2182417; 14.159194
Country Slovenia
Traditional RegionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityŽelezniki
Elevation
450 m (1,480 ft)
Population
 (2012)
  Total
3,069

Železniki (pronounced [ʒɛˈléːzniki] ; German: Eisnern) is a small town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Železniki and it is the economic centre and the largest settlement in the Selca Valley. It includes the hamlets and neighborhoods of Jesenovec, Gorenji Konec (in older sources also Zgornji Železniki, German: Obereisnern), Ovčja Vas (Slovene: Ovčja vas), Trnje (in older sources also Srednji Železniki, German: Mittereisnern), Racovnik (in older sources also Spodnji Železniki, German: Untereisnern), Škovine, Na Kresu, Češnjica, Log, and Tolar.