The Municipality of Bled (; sl, Občina Bled) 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 ...

in northwestern

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, and ...

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. The seat of the municipality is the town of

Bled Bled (; german: Veldes,''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 146. in older sources also ''Feldes'') is a town on Lake Bled in the Upper C ...

, located on the shores of

Lake Bled Lake Bled ( sl, Blejsko jezero; german: Bleder See, Veldeser See) is a lake in the Julian Alps of the Upper Carniolan region of northwestern Slovenia, where it adjoins the town of Bled. The area is a tourist destination. The lake is from Lju ...

. The area is a popular

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. The Municipality of Bled was established in October 1994. It was greatly reduced in size with the establishment of the

Municipality of Gorje The Municipality of Gorje (; sl, Občina Gorje) is a municipality in Slovenia. It was established in 2006 and came into existence on 1 January 2007, when it split from the Municipality of Bled. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of ...

in June 2006, because it has retained only 38% of its previous territory.

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Bled, the municipality also includes the following settlements: *

Bodešče Bodešče () is a village on the left bank of the Sava Bohinjka River in the Municipality of Bled in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Name Bodešče was attested in written sources as ''Podesich'' in 1185, ''Fodesich'' in 1253, ''Vodaschi ...

Bohinjska Bela Bohinjska Bela () is a village in the Municipality of Bled The Municipality of Bled (; sl, Občina Bled) is a municipality in northwestern Slovenia in the Upper Carniola region. The seat of the municipality is the town of Bled, located on the s ...

* Koritno * Kupljenik *

Obrne Obrne () is a settlement in the Municipality of Bled in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by ...

* Ribno * Selo pri Bledu * Slamniki * Zasip

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in the Municipality of Bled include: *

Iztok Čop Iztok Čop (born 17 June 1972) is a Slovenian rower and Olympic gold medalist. Biography Čop was born in Kranj, SR Slovenia, and started rowing at the age of 13 in Bled, where Slovenia's best rowing club is located. ...

(born 1972), rower, multiple Olympic medalist *

Peter Florjančič Peter Florjančič (5 March 1919 – 14 November 2020) was a Slovene inventor and Olympic athlete. His successful inventions included the perfume atomiser, and the plastic photographic slide frame.Phil Cain, Peter Florjancic: Slovenian inventor ...

(born 1919), inventor *

Sara Isaković Sara Isaković (born 9 June 1988) is a retired Slovenian swimmer. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, aged 20, she placed 2nd in the 200 m freestyle with the time of 1:54.97, becoming the second woman ever (behind Federica Pellegrini) to break the 1 ...

(born 1988), freestyle swimmer, Olympic medalist *

Špela Pretnar Špela Pretnar (born 5 March 1973) is a Slovenian former alpine skier. In her career, Pretnar won six races in Alpine Skiing World Cup races, with 13 podiums altogether. In the 1999–2000 season, she won a small crystal globe in slalom. Pretn ...

(born 1973), skier, Olympic athlete *

Julius von Payer Julius Johannes Ludovicus Ritter von Payer (2 September 1841, – 29 August 1915), ennobled Ritter von Payer in 1876, was an officer of the Austro-Hungarian Army, mountaineer, arctic explorer, cartographer, painter, and professor at the Ther ...

(1841–1915), Arctic explorer, born in Šanov,

Teplice Teplice () (until 1948 Teplice-Šanov; german: Teplitz-Schönau or ''Teplitz'') is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 49,000 inhabitants. It is the second largest Czech spa town, after Karlovy Vary. The his ...

Denis Žvegelj Denis Žvegelj (born 24 June 1972) is an ex Slovenian rower and Olympic medallist. He was born in Jesenice, SR Slovenia. Rowing Achievements Olympic Games *1992: Barcelona (SPA) – 3rd place (coxless pair with Iztok Čop) *1996: A ...

(born 1972), rower, Olympic medalist

References

External links

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Municipality of Bled on GeopediaBled municipal site
(in Slovene) {{Authority control

1994 establishments in Slovenia