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Jesenice
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<p>Jesenice is the <a href="/facts/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_Slovenia/W5Ju9ABV">tenth-largest town</a> in <a href="/facts/Slovenia/EcYU22W4">Slovenia</a>, located in the traditional province of <a href="/facts/Upper_Carniola/wtpxGp6h">Upper Carniola</a>. It is the seat of the <a href="/facts/Municipality_of_Jesenice/Ntu2s638">Municipality of Jesenice</a> spanning the southern side of the <a href="/facts/Karawanks/bla0hbA3">Karawanks</a>, along Slovenia's border with <a href="/facts/Austria/4qWIMIyc">Austria</a> to the north. Renowned as a mining town, its <a href="/facts/Ironworks/bdzImAzP">ironworks</a> and <a href="/facts/Metallurgy/1SANyxX4">metallurgy</a> industries being the driving force of the town's historical development. </p>