The Municipality of Bled (; ) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in northwestern

Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...

in the

Upper Carniola Upper Carniola ( ; ; ) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The largest town in the region is Kranj, and other urban centers include Kamnik, Jesenice, Jesenice, Jesenice, Domžale and ...

region. The seat of the municipality is the town of

Bled Bled (; ,''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 Carniolan regio ...

, located on the shores of

Lake Bled Lake Bled () 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 Ljubljana International Airport and from the capital ci ...

. The area is a popular

tourist destination A tourist attraction is a place of interest that tourists visit, typically for its inherent or exhibited natural or cultural value, historical significance, natural or built beauty, offering leisure and amusement. Types Places of natural beau ...

. 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 (; ) 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 Zgornje Gorje, the ...

in June 2006, having retained only 38% of its previous territory.

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Bled, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Bodešče * Bohinjska Bela * Koritno * Kupljenik * Obrne * Ribno * Selo pri Bledu * Slamniki *

Zasip Zasip (; ) is a village in the Municipality of Bled in the Upper Carniola region of northwestern Slovenia. Name Zasip was attested in written sources in 1075–90 as ''Zazib''. The name is derived from the prepositional phrase ''*za sipi'' 'behin ...

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 (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, Polar exploration, arctic explorer, Cartography, cartographer, paint ...

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

Teplice Teplice (, until 1948 Teplice-Šanov; , ''Teplitz-Schönau'') is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 51,000 inhabitants. It is the most populous Czech spa town, followed by Karlovy Vary. The historic city cen ...

Denis Žvegelj Denis Žvegelj (born 24 June 1972) is an ex-Slovenian rower and Olympic medallist. He was born in Jesenice, SR Slovenia. Rowing career Žvegelj started rowing at the age of 12 at local rowing club in his hometown Bled. Serious rowing r ...

(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