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Jesenice
Town in Upper Carniola, Slovenia

Jesenice

Jesenice is the tenth-largest town in Slovenia, located in the traditional province of Upper Carniola.

Plan a trip to Jesenice→From Feldkirchen bei Graz

It is the seat of the Municipality of Jesenice spanning the southern side of the Karawanks, along Slovenia's border with Austria to the north. Renowned as a mining town, its ironworks and metallurgy industries being the driving force of the town's historical development.

Get in

Getting to Jesenice

Motorway A2 between the Austrian border and Ljubljana passes next to the city. Jesenice is the first city on the Slovenian side after the Karawanks Tunnel. Jesenice is also on the railway between Villach and Ljubljana. It is the first railway stop on the Slovenian side.

See

Worth seeing

The Jesenice Upper Sava Museum is made up of six components, three of which are in Jesenice:

  1. 01
    Bucellini–Ruard Manor
  2. 02
    Kos Manor
  3. 03
    Workers' Barracks

    An ethnographic museum, originally a housing complex for iron industry workers.

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Hike Golica Mountain

    A picturesque mountain on the border, known for having its slopes covered in Narcissus flowers in the spring, and views of Julian Alps.

How locals move

Getting around Jesenice the local way

  • Get aroundThe traditional way to reach the lake's island is by a pletna boat, which resembles a huge gondola.
  • Get aroundCycling off-road or off-track is not allowed in Slovenia.

From Wikivoyage: Bled, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Shesmax (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons.