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CE. Velenje ( pronounced [ʋɛˈlɛːnjɛ] ⓘ; German: Wöllan [2]) is Slovenia 's sixth-largest city, and the seat of the Municipality of Velenje. The city is located in northeastern Slovenia, among the rolling green hills of the Šalek Valley, with the Kamnik–Savinja Alps to the west and the Pohorje Mountains to the east.
The maximum north–south distance is 1°28' or 163 km (101 mi). The maximum east–west distance is 3°13' or 248 km (154 mi). The geometric centre of Slovenia (GEOSS) is located at 46°07′11.8″N 14°48′55.2″E . Since 2016, the geodetic system of Slovenia with the elevation benchmark of 0 m has its origin at the Koper tide gauge station.
#1 Ljubljana #2 Maribor #3 Kranj #4 Celje #5 Koper #6 Velenje #7 Novo mesto #8 Ptuj #9 Kamnik #10 Jesenice. There are 69 towns in Slovenia. [1] According to the Local Self-Government Act of the Republic of Slovenia, a town is a larger urban settlement with more than 3,000 residents and differing from other settlements in its size, economical structure, population, population density and ...
Slovenia covers an area of 20,271 square kilometres (7,827 sq mi) [ 1] and has a population of about 2 million. The highest point of Slovenia is Mount Triglav at 2,864 metres (9,396 ft); the lowest point is the Adriatic Sea at sea level. Slovenia has 3 civil IFR airports, one military air base, 12 VFR -only airports, and 40 airstrips.
Šalek Valley. Coordinates: 46°21′31″N 15°07′38″E. The Šalek Valley ( pronounced [ˈʃaːlɛk]; Slovene: Šaleška dolina, German: Schallegger Tal) or the Velenje Basin ( pronounced [ʋɛˈlɛːnjɛ]; Velenjska kotlina) is a basin in northern Slovenia in the northeastern pre-alpine foothills. It is named after Šalek Castle near the ...
Slovenia (/ s l oʊ ˈ v iː n i ə, s l ə-/ ⓘ [8] [9] sloh-VEE-nee-ə; Slovene: Slovenija [slɔˈʋèːnija]), [10] officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: Republika Slovenija ⓘ [11] [12]), is a country in southern Central Europe. [13] [14] Slovenia is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast ...
The Urban Municipality of Velenje ( pronounced [ʋɛˈlɛːnjɛ]; Slovene: Mestna občina Velenje) is one of twelve urban unicipalities of Slovenia. It lies in eastern Slovenia and was established in 1994. Its seat is the town of Velenje. The area traditionally belongs to the region of Styria and has been included in the Savinja Statistical ...
Slovenia is divided into 212 municipalities ( Slovene: občine, singular – občina ), of which 12 have urban (metropolitan) status. Municipalities are further divided into local communities and districts. Slovene is the official language of all the municipalities. Hungarian is the second official language of three municipalities in Prekmurje ...