Municipality of Železniki

Municipality of Železniki
Občina Železniki
Municipality

Location of the Municipality of Železniki in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°13′N 14°7′E / 46.217°N 14.117°E / 46.217; 14.117Coordinates: 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)
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2010.

The Municipality of Železniki (pronounced [ʒɛˈleːzniki] ( listen); 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]

References

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

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