Municipality of Jesenice

The Municipality of Jesenice (pronounced [jɛsɛˈniːtsɛ] ^ⓘ; Slovene: Občina Jesenice) is a municipality in northwest Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Jesenice. It has 21,895 inhabitants.^[1]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1948	13,761	—
1953	15,981	+16.1%
1961	18,536	+16.0%
1971	20,062	+8.2%
1981	22,706	+13.2%
1991	22,548	−0.7%
2002	21,620	−4.1%
2011	21,645	+0.1%
2021	21,679	+0.2%
Source: SURS[2][3][4]

Municipality of Jesenice Občina Jesenice
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of the Municipality of Jesenice in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°26′N 14°03′E
Country	Slovenia
Government
• Mayor	Blaž Račič (Independent)
Area
• Total	75.8 km2 (29.3 sq mi)
Elevation	576.3 m (1,890.7 ft)
Population  (2025)[1]
• Total	21,895
• Density	290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02 (CEST)
Website	www.jesenice.si

Geography

The municipality lies in the Upper Carniola region, in the Upper Sava Valley. It is bordered by the Karawanks and Austria (Carinthia) to the north, and by Mount Mežakla to the south.^[5]

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Jesenice, the municipality also includes the following settlements:

• Blejska Dobrava
• Hrušica
• Javorniški Rovt
• Kočna
• Koroška Bela
• Lipce
• Planina pod Golico
• Plavški Rovt
• Podkočna
• Potoki
• Prihodi
• Slovenski Javornik