collection in Worker Barracks located in Old Sava. One of the towering smokestacks of the old steel mill has been preserved as a landmark; the illuminated red star that formerly decorated its side has been replaced by advertising billboards. There is Tone Cufar Theatre and Cinema, ice hockey rink in Podmežakla Hall, as well as a few pubs and bars. There are numerous scenic places in the nearby countryside: one can hike or cycle up to Planina pod Golico or Pristava, where swathes of white daffodils bloom in springtime. Planina pod Golico is also a good starting point for hikes further up into the mountains, to Golica, Rožca, Španov vrh, or the municipality's highest mountain Vajnež (at 2,104 meters). Notable people Notable people that were born or lived in Jesenice include: Miha Baloh (born 1928), actor Helena Blagne Zaman (born 1963), singer Tone Čufar (1905–1942), writer Anja Klinar (born 1988), swimmer Anže Kopitar (born 1987), ice hockey player Tomo Križnar (born 1954), peace activist, writer Thomas Luckmann (born 1927), sociologist Miha Mazzini (born 1961), writer, screenwriter, film director Janez Modic (1846 – after 1892), beekeeper Odon Peterka (1925–1945), poet Teodora Poštič (born 1984), figure skater Jure Robič (1965–2010), ultra marathon cyclist Miral Samardžić (born 1987), footballer Rudi Šeligo (1935–2004), writer and politician Rok Urbanc (born 1985), ski jumper Gregor Urbas (born 1982), figure skater Milena Zupančič (born 1946), actress Rašid Mahalbašić (born 1990), professional basketball player References External links Jesenice on Geopedia Official tourist guide to Jesenice Region guide to Jesenice Travel guide to Jesenice Populated places in the Municipality of Jesenice Cities and towns in Upper Carniola Austria–Slovenia border crossings Industrial Revolution