Železniki
Sign in to saveŽelezniki (; ) is a small town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Železniki and it is the economic centre and the largest settlement in the Selca Valley. It includes the hamlets and neighborhoods of Jesenovec, Gorenji Konec (in older sources also Zgornji Železniki, ), Ovčja Vas (), Trnje (in older sources also Srednji Železniki, ), Racovnik (in older sources also Spodnji Železniki, ), Škovine, Na Kresu, Češnjica, Log, and Tolar.
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Place details
- Locality
- Železniki
- Region
- Municipality of Železniki
- Country
- Slovenija
- Population
- 3,075
- Timezone
- Europe/Ljubljana
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Key facts
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- Železniki
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- Town
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- From top, left to right: Selca Sora River in Železniki, Reconstructed blast furnace, St. Francis's Church, St. Anthony's Church
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- Grb Občine Železniki.png
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- Slovenia
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- Location in Slovenia
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Slovenia
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- Traditional Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Upper Carniola
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- Statistical region
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Slovenia
- Located in
- Železniki Municipality
- Population
- +2962
- Elevation
- +450
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- Železniki Municipality
- Image
- Zelezniki2.jpg
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Železniki (; ) is a small town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Železniki and it is the economic centre and the largest settlement in the Selca Valley. It includes the hamlets and neighborhoods of Jesenovec, Gorenji Konec (in older sources also Zgornji Železniki, ), Ovčja Vas (), Trnje (in older sources also Srednji Železniki, ), Racovnik (in older sources also Spodnji Železniki, ), Škovine, Na Kresu, Češnjica, Log, and Tolar.
==Industry== thumb|left|180px|Bobbin lace Železniki used to be known for iron smelting, and its name in Slovene indicates a relation to ironworks. The first furnace was mentioned in 1422, and the original furnace was replaced in 1826 by a blast furnace that ceased operating in about 1902. The town is known for bobbin lace-making and has a lace-making school where the tradition is taught. The first teacher there was Marija Reven. Certain relatively large factories are based in Železniki, including Alples, Domel and Niko. These firms sponsor local sports teams such as the Alples handball team, football team NK Železniki, and the Galaks floorball team.