Koroška Bela

Koroška Bela
Koroška Bela: view toward the NE, with the Karawanks in the background
Koroška Bela
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°26′12″N 14°6′7″E / 46.43667°N 14.10194°E / 46.43667; 14.10194
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityJesenice
Elevation
595 m (1,952 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total
2,206

Koroška Bela (pronounced [kɔˈɾóːʃka ˈbéːla]; German: Kärntner Vellach) is a settlement in the Municipality of Jesenice in northwestern Slovenia. The village has long been a center of iron mining and processing; until recently a majority of its inhabitants were employed in the steel industry.