Municipality of Bled
Municipality of Bled
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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]
References
- ^ a b "Občina Bled". Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ISBN 978-961-239-131-7.
- ^ "Olympic Athletes - Biographies, Medals & More".
- ^ "The Slovenia Times - Stronger Than Ever - Olympic Games - Sports". Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2012-12-11.
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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