Jesenice is in the Julian Alps, northwestern Slovenia.

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Map of Jesenice

By car[edit]

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.

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Jesenice is also on the railway between Villach and Ljubljana. It is the first railway stop on the Slovenian side.

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

• 46.43294714.057261 Bucellini–Ruard Manor (Ruardova graščina), Cesta Franceta Prešerna 45. Built in 1538 as one of the "ironworks castles"; residences of the tycoons of the iron mining and processing industry. Since 1954 the building has housed exhibitions of the region's iron and steel heritage, minerals and palaeontological discoveries. (updated May 2020)
• 46.43880814.0479062 Kos Manor (Kosova graščina), Cesta maršala Tita 64. Another "ironwork castle", from 1521. Functions as a museum showcasing the resistance against the German occupation during WWII. The upper floor is a hall for cultural events. (updated May 2020)
• 46.43218514.0575263 Workers' Barracks (Delavska kasarna). An ethnographic museum, originally a housing complex for iron industry workers. (updated May 2020)

The three other sites are the Slovenian Alpine Museum in Mojstrana, the Liznjek Farm in Kranjska Gora and the Kajžnk House in Rateče.

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• 46.432814.05891 Hipermarket Spar, Fužinska cesta 8. A small mall centered around a Spar hypermarket. (updated May 2020)

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• 46.4367614.053181 Ejga Guesthouse, Cesta maršala Tita 27, ☏ +386 4 586 60 00, [email protected]. Guesthouse and restaurant. rates from €70. (updated May 2020)

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• Bled
• Dovje-Mojstrana
• Kranjska Gora
• Ljubljana
• Triglav National Park
• Villach, Austria