The Municipality of Železniki (; sl, Občina Železniki) is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
Upper Carniola
Upper Carniola ( sl, Gorenjska; it, Alta Carniola; german: Oberkrain) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The centre of the region is Kranj, while other urban centers include Jeseni ...
region of
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
. The seat of the municipality is the town of
Železniki
Železniki (; german: Eisnern''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 66–67.) is a small town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipal ...
.
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
Škofja Loka (; german: Bischoflack) is a town in Slovenia. It is the economic, cultural, educational, and administrative center of the Municipality of Škofja Loka in Upper Carniola. It has about 12,000 inhabitants.
Geography
Škofja Loka lies ...
, Železniki, and
Žiri
Žiri ( or ; formerly also ''Žir'', locally ''Žier'',Snoj, Marko. 2009. ''Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen''. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 490–491. german: Sairach) is a town in northwestern Slovenia. It is the admi ...
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Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. 2007. ''Vzpostavitev lokalne samouprave v Republiki Sloveniji v številkah,'' no. 6.
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Settlements
In addition to the municipal seat of Železniki, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
* Davča
* Dolenja Vas
* Dražgoše
Dražgoše (; german: Draschgosche) is a village in the Municipality of Železniki in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. The village lies on the southern slopes of the Jelovica Plateau. The settlement consists of three hamlets: Pri Cerkvi, Na ...
* 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
Zgornja Sorica (; german: Oberzarz) is a village in the Municipality of Železniki in the Upper Carniola
Upper Carniola ( sl, Gorenjska; it, Alta Carniola; german: Oberkrain) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part ...
* Zgornje Danje
References
External links
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Municipality of Železniki on GeopediaŽelezniki municipal site
1994 establishments in Slovenia
Skofja Loka
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