Municipality of Železniki | |
Native Name: | Občina Železniki |
Native Name Lang: | sl |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Coordinates: | 46.2167°N 21°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Anton Luznar |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 164 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 6,756 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +01 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02 |
Footnotes: | Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2010 |
The Municipality of Železniki (pronounced as /sl/; sl|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: