Jesenice
Jesenice | |
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Town | |
From top, left to right: Jesenice from above, Workers' Barracks, Assumption and Roch's Church, Bucket Wheel Turbine, Kos Manor, Stara Sava | |
| Nickname(s): Town of steel and daffodils | |
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) | |
• 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: [jɛsɛˈnìːtsɛ] ⓘ, German: Aßling) 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.