Municipality of Bled

The Municipality of Bled (pronounced [ˈbleːt]; Slovene: Občina Bled) is a municipality in northwestern Slovenia in the Upper Carniola region. The seat of the municipality is the town of Bled, located on the shores of Lake Bled. The area is a popular tourist destination.

Municipality of Bled Občina Bled
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of the Municipality of Bled in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°22′N 14°07′E
Country	Slovenia
Government
• Mayor	Janez Fajfar (Independent)
Area [1]
• Total	72 km2 (28 sq mi)
Elevation	501 m (1,644 ft)
Population  (July 1, 2018)[1]
• Total	7,835
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02 (CEST)
Postal code	4260
Vehicle registration	KR
Website	www.e-bled.si

The Municipality of Bled was established in October 1994. It was greatly reduced in size with the establishment of the Municipality of Gorje in June 2006, having retained only 38% of its previous territory.^[2]

Settlements

Villages in the municipality

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

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in the Municipality of Bled include:

• Iztok Čop (born 1972), rower, multiple Olympic medalist^[3]
• Peter Florjančič (born 1919), inventor
• Sara Isaković (born 1988), freestyle swimmer, Olympic medalist
• Špela Pretnar (born 1973), skier, Olympic athlete
• Julius von Payer (1841–1915), Arctic explorer, born in Šanov, Teplice
• Denis Žvegelj (born 1972), rower, Olympic medalist^[4]