The Municipality of Železniki (; ) 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 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 of
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 ...
. The seat of the municipality is the town of
Železniki.
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
Škofja Loka (; ) is a town in Slovenia. It is the economic, cultural, educational, and administrative center of the Municipality of Škofja Loka in Upper Carniola. It has about 12,000 inhabitants.
Geography
Škofja Loka lies at an elevation of ...
, Železniki, and
Žiri
Žiri (; formerly also ''Žir'', locally ''Žier'',Snoj, Marko. 2009. ''Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen''. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 490–491. ) is a town in northwestern Slovenia. It is the administrative seat of ...
.
Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. 2007. ''Vzpostavitev lokalne samouprave v Republiki Sloveniji v številkah,'' no. 6.
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Settlements
In addition to the municipal seat of Železniki, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
* Davča
* Dolenja Vas
* Dražgoše
* Golica
* Kališe
* Lajše
* Martinj Vrh
* Ojstri Vrh
* Osojnik
* Podlonk
* Podporezen
* Potok
* Prtovč
Prtovč (; in older sources also ''Prtovič'', ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Železniki in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Church
The church in the settlement is dedicated to the Virgin Mary
Mary was a first-century Jewish ...
* Ravne
* Rudno
* Selca
* Smoleva
* Spodnja Sorica
* Spodnje Danje
* Studeno
* Topolje
* Torka
Torka () is a small high-elevation settlement in the Municipality of Železniki in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It no longer has any permanent residents.
Name
Torka was attested in historical sources in 1501 as ''Am Thorekh''. The name i ...
* Zabrdo
* Zabrekve
* Zala
* Zali Log
* Zgornja Sorica
* Zgornje Danje
References
External links
*
Municipality of Železniki on GeopediaMunicipality of Železniki website
1994 establishments in Slovenia
Skofja Loka
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