Municipality of Železniki (original) (raw)

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Municipality of Železniki Občina Železniki
Municipality
Coat of arms of Municipality of ŽeleznikiCoat of arms
Location of the Municipality of Železniki in SloveniaLocation of the Municipality of Železniki in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°13′N 14°7′E / 46.217°N 14.117°E / 46.217; 14.117
Country Slovenia
Government
• Mayor Anton Luznar
Area
• Total 164 km2 (63 sq mi)
Population (2010)[1]
• Total 6,756
• Density 41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01 (CET)
• Summer (DST) UTC+02 (CEST)
Website www.zelezniki.si Edit this at Wikidata
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2010

The Municipality of Železniki (pronounced [ʒɛˈleːzniki] ; Slovene: Občina Železniki) is a municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Železniki.[2]

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, Železniki, and Žiri.[3]

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

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2010
  2. ^ Municipality of Železniki website (in Slovene)
  3. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. 2007. Vzpostavitev lokalne samouprave v Republiki Sloveniji v številkah, no. 6.