Municipality of Bled

Municipality of Bled
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)
Population (July 1, 2018)[1]
• Total	7,835
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02 (CEST)
Website	www.e-bled.si

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.

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, because it has retained only 38% of its previous territory.[2]

Settlements

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

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]

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References

"Občina Bled". Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
Milenković, Aleksandar (2007). "Vzpostavitev lokalne samouprave v Republiki Sloveniji v številkah" [The Establishment of the Local Self-Government in the Republic of Slovenia in Numbers] (PDF) (in Slovenian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. p. 17. ISBN 978-961-239-131-7.
http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Olympic-Athletes/All-Athletes/Athletes-CN-to-CZ/-IZTOK-COP-/
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2012-12-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

Media related to Municipality of Bled at Wikimedia Commons
Municipality of Bled on Geopedia
Bled municipal site (in Slovene)

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[SURS-1] "Občina Bled". Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved June 23, 2020.

[2] Milenković, Aleksandar (2007). "Vzpostavitev lokalne samouprave v Republiki Sloveniji v številkah" [The Establishment of the Local Self-Government in the Republic of Slovenia in Numbers] (PDF) (in Slovenian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. p. 17. ISBN 978-961-239-131-7.

[3] ttp://www.olympic.org/en/content/Olympic-Athletes/All-Athletes/Athletes-CN-to-CZ/-IZTOK-COP-/

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2012-12-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)