The largest religious community in Jesenice
are Catholics, but as there is a significant minority of other ex-Yugoslav nationalities,
due to the past need for labor for the steel industry, migration from Bosnia-Herzegovina has
supplied the town a significant Muslim minority (Bosniaks). As with
many Eastern European countries, a nontrivial portion of the populace
describes themselves as nonreligious.
During the late 80s and early 90s, Jesenice
functioned as a "beachead" for (often non-traditional) religious
