1. Jesenice Tourist Information Centre

In the TIC, opposite the train station you get all the information and inspiration for the experiences of Jesenice. Here you can stock up on guides, maps, brochures and souvenirs.

Cesta maršala Tita, T: 04 586 31 78

2. The Valli villa

The villa, built in 1908, was designed by architect Alberto Valli, a native of Switzerland. The villa with Art Nouveau interior is privately owned. From the outside you can admire the decorative façade in a combination of cement asbestos, stone blocks, bricks, plaster and wooden elements.

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3. The Dolik exibition salon

Since the end of the Second World War, the cultural pulse of Jesenice has been enriched by local artists united in the Dolik Art Club. They have been organizing various exhibitions in the Koželj House, which is the venue of prominent domestic and foreign artists, since 1983. Group exhibitions of amateur painters are also frequent. Free entrance.

Cesta maršala Tita 12, 041 31 77 35

4. Jesenice Grammar school

The building was built according to Rudolf Petz’s plans in 1914. After the First World War, it housed a public school, and since 1958 it has been used for secondary education. Take a look at the rhombus stucco details on the front façade. They are complemented by shallow reliefs depicting boys, symbolizing science.

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5. Tone Čufar Theatre

The building, built in 1930 as Krek Cultural Centre, has been dedicated to cultural activities since its beginning. It has housed the main municipal theatre since 1945. Radio Triglav and the Železar cinema are also found here. Amateur theatre activity in Jesenice has a more than 100-year tradition. For several decades, Čufar’s Days – a big festival of amateur theatres – have been organized here every year.

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6. TVD Partizan Jesenice

The SOKOL sports society was founded in 1904, so sport has a rich tradition in Jesenice. Over the years, the society has hatched countless acrobats, who achieve top results in various sports disciplines. Today, it is called Partizan Jesenice, an association for sports recreation and physical education.

7. Stara Sava

Stara Sava is one of the most interesting and best preserved iron foundry settlements in Europe. At the confluence of the Sava Dolinka River and the Ukova Torrent, the essential elements of the 17th century settlement are preserved in a relatively small area: a mansion, a church, a workers’ house, a blast furnace with auxiliary plants, the rake water channel and a mill. Due to its exceptional urban, technical, architectural and historical significance, the square is a national cultural monument. You can see several museum collections here.

Cesta Franceta Prešerna 45, Jesenice: The Upper Sava Valley Museum, T: 04 583 35 00

8. The Slovenian ironworks museum at Bucelleni-Ruard manor

Bucelleni-Ruard Manor was built around 1538. The Baroque accents were added after renovations in 1766 and the mid-19th century. In the Manor in the middle of the Stara Sava museum area, the Slovenian Ironworks Museum presents the path of iron from ore to steel. Models of blast furnaces, iron foundries, charcoal making process and the Pantz cable car are on display, as well as a reconstructed smithy with a blacksmith’s hammer and other original tools.

Cesta Franceta Prešerna 45, Jesenice: The Upper Sava Museum, T: 04 583 35 00

9. The church of the Asumption of the virgin Mary

The church was built by the Bucelleni family and consecrated by the Bishop of Ljubljana, Tomaž Hren. The main altar is made of black marble. Until its closure in the 1950s, the church was adorned with works of art by the Venetian painter Nicola Grassi (1682 – 1748), who painted three altarpieces: the Assumption of Mary, St. Maryof the Rosary with St. Dominic and Francis of Assisi, and St. Anthony the Hermit with an ancient martyr.

Stara Sava

10. Ethnological collection at Kasarna

Kasarna, a late Baroque building from the end of the 18th century, is one of the oldest preserved examples of common workers’ flats in Slovenia. The ethnological exhibition presents the living culture and a way of life of ironmaking families in the past. Here, a reconstructed workers’ apartment from the 1930s and 1940s is on display. On the upper floor you can hear the melodies of the students of the Jesenice Music School, which has a rich 74-year tradition.

Cesta Franceta Prešerna 45, Jesenice: The Upper Sava Valley Musem, T: 04 583 35 00

11. Kolpern

The Sava covered air storage for charcoal stood right next to the blast furnace, to which charcoal was added as fuel. With the abandonment of the blast furnace at the end of the 19th century, the purpose of Kolpern changed. Today, it is intended for protocol and cultural events.

Cesta Franceta Prešerna 45, Jesenice: The Upper Sava Valley Musem, T: 04 583 35 00

12. Open-air museum

The permanent exhibition of technical heritage in Stara Sava includes images of work, exhibition panels and restored technical monuments of the former Jesenice Ironworks and its predecessor, the Carniolan Industrial Society. See exhibits related to the production and processing of steel, electrical supply and transportation. The wall of the covered event space is adorned with a painting of more than 300 square meters, created by the Polish street artist M-city.

Cesta Franceta Prešerna 45, The Upper Sava Valley Museum T: 04 583 35 00

13. Herman’s bridge

Fužinar Leopold Ruard je blizu svoje graščine dal že leta 1824 postaviti verižni most čez reko Savo Dolinko. Most je bil močno poškodovan v poplavah leta 1851, ki so močno prizadele celotno savsko fužino. Nov most, dolg 32 metrov in širok 3 metre, je bil zgrajen leta 1904. Po njem so v fužino prihajali delavci z desnega brega Save. Most je povezoval občini Gorje in Jesenice. Po letu 1926, ko je povodenj odnesla most na Javorniku, se je promet čez most pri Hermanu zelo povečal in nastala je potreba po večjem mostu. Obnovitvena dela so potekala v letih 1930 in 1931. Leta 1962 je most dobil današnjo obliko.

Cesta Franceta Prešerna 38, Jesenice

14. Hockey

On the shady side of Jesenice, where the ice was preserved long into the spring, hockey matches were popular even before the Second World War. In 1954, the first ice rink in the former Yugoslavia was built here. Legendary Jesenice hockey players won 23 national championships until 1991, when Slovenia gained its independence. The Hall gained its present shape in 2013 when Jesenice hosted a part of the European Basketball championship. Next to the multi-purpose hall there is a sports park with many outdoor facilities: basketball and tennis courts, a soccer field, athletics course, a mini soccer filed and outdoor fitness equipment.

the Podmežakla Sports Hall, Jesenice Sports Institution, Ledarska ulica 4 04 5884 662

15. Ejga Guest house

Athletes Alenka Dovžan, a world-famous skier, and Edvin Karahodžič, a former hockey player, greet their guests at the site where there used to be an inn with accommodation a century ago. A collection of memorabilia from their sports days is on display in the inn with a touch of ironworks tradition. The guesthouse is famous for its excellent cuisine and tasty specialities.

Cesta maršala Tita 27, T: 041 686 858

16. Jesenice railway station

This large and grandiose station, opened in 1956, is the work of architect Stanislav Rohrman. The exterior and the entrance hall were entirely lined with stone slabs, while the staircases and the underpass were lined with ceramic tiles. The station complex around the central building was later remodelled. An important acquisition was the railway underpass, built in 1966, which connected the town centre with Podmežakla together with the bridge over the Sava.

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17. Kos manor

The manor, built in 1521, is also known as the old Bela Peč castle. Above the balcony door one can still see the coat of arms of the Bela Peč nobility. In the 19th century, the merchant Kos, after whom the manor is named, restored the building in a classicist style. In the 20th century it housed a public school, offices, a court and a prison. The manor also houses one of the largest collections of fossils and rocks in Slovenia. For a visit make an appointment at the Upper Sava Valley Museum.

Cesta maršala Tita 64, Gornjesavski muzej Jesenice, T: 04 583 20 61

18. Jesenice Memorial park

In the park with more than 200 species of ornamental trees and shrubs, a wall with tombstones from an abandoned cemetery is still preserved. Here are the military chapel with the ossuary of the fallen soldiers in the First World War and the cemetery of 42 fighters who fell in the Second World War. There are several statues in the park, dedicated to the important local people and the builders of the Karavanke railway tunnel. The park, now a popular green retreat of the town, was voluntarily arranged after 1961 by horticulture lovers.

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19. Memories of old Jesenice settlement theme trail

The trail with seven interesting information boards, which also bear testimonies of the local townspeople, represents the oldest part of the town, called Murova. Stroll to the mayor’s castle, to the gorges, which were once the most important source of water supply, and to the simple kajžar houses with wooden floors. On this walk you will discover many interesting stories and also stop in front of the birthplace of Tone Čufar.

Murova 1, Jesenice