Municipality of Bled

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Občina Bled

Cesta svobode 13, SI-4260 Bled

http://www.bled.si

obcina@bled.si

Phone386 (0) 4 575 0100

Bled Municipality covers a total area of 189 square kilometres and has a population of 11,305 people (2004) living in 22 settlements. It lies in the north west region of Slovenia, at the foot of the Julian Alps and between the Sava Bohinjka and Sava Dolinka Rivers. Set on a lake at an altitude of 475 metres, Bled is the largest town in the Municipality, with 5,476 inhabitants. Bled Municipality has fostered bilateral cultural exchanges with twin cities in Italy (Doberdob-Doberdo del Lago), the USA (Benbrook, Texas) and Croatia (Dubrovnik).

The Public Finances, Economy and Cultural Activities Department of Bled Municipality, in conjunction with associations and institutes, prepares development and financial programmes also for the field of culture, functioning as a co-ordinator and funder of infrastructure. The Bled, Bohinj and Radovljica Unions of Cultural Societies and the local branch of the Public Fund for Cultural Activities of the Republic of Slovenia (JSKD) facilitate the activities of around 20 cultural associations in Bled.

See also

• Bled Castle
• Bled Cultural Institute
• Bled Festival Hall
• Bled International Festival
• Okarina Folk Festival, Bled

External links

• Bled Municipality website (in Slovene)
• Information on Bled in English
• Bled in Wikipedia