- List of cities in Slovenia
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According to the Local Self-Government Act of the Republic of Slovenia, a city 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 historical development.[1] A settlement acquires the status of a city through a decision of the Government of Slovenia. Till 2005, the decision was made by the National Assembly.[1]
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List of all cities in Slovenia
Cities in Slovenia, recognised as such by the National Assembly in 2000, are: Ajdovščina, Bled, Bovec, Brežice, Celje, Črnomelj, Domžale, Gornja Radgona, Hrastnik, Idrija, Ilirska Bistrica, Izola, Jesenice, Kamnik, Kocevje, Koper, Kostanjevica ob Krki, Kranj, Krško, Laško, Lendava, Litija, Ljubljana, Ljutomer, Maribor, Metlika, Murska Sobota, Nova Gorica, Novo Mesto, Ormož, Piran, Postojna, Ptuj, Radeče, Radovljica, Ravne na Koroškem, Sevnica, Sežana, Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenj Gradec, Slovenske Konjice, Škofja Loka, Šoštanj, Tolmin, Trbovlje, Tržič, Velenje, Višnja Gora, Vrhnika, Zagorje ob Savi, Žalec.[1]
Through a decision of the Government of Slovenia, the following settlement acquired the status of a city in January 2006: Cerknica, Dravograd, Grosuplje, Logatec, Medvode, Mengeš, Mežica, Prevalje, Ribnica, Rogaška Slatina, Ruše, Šempeter pri Gorici, Šentjur, Trebnje, Železniki, and Žiri.[1][2]
List of cities with more than 10,000 inhabitants
Numbers are based on the statistics from the Slovenian Ministry of Interior and refer to 1 January 2010.[3]
City Name City Population 1 Ljubljana 248,836 2 Maribor 157,938 3 Celje 37,800 4 Kranj 36,800 5 Velenje 25,800 6 Koper 24,900 7 Novo mesto 23,200 8 Ptuj 18,200 9 Trbovlje 15,500 10 Kamnik 13,700 11 Jesenice 13,400 12 Nova Gorica 13,200 13 Domžale 12,400 14 Škofja Loka 12,000 15 Murska Sobota 11,700 16 Izola 11,300 See also
- List of cities
- List of cities in Europe
References
- ^ a b c d Žagar, Katarina (October 2007) (in Slovene). Lokalna samouprava: organizacija in funkcija [Local Self-Government: Organisation and Function] (5th ed.). Administration Academy, Ministry of Public Administration. p. 28. http://www.mju.gov.si/fileadmin/mju.gov.si/pageuploads/mju_dokumenti/UA/Irena/Microsoft_Word_-_lekt.Zagar-UA-LS._januar_08.pdf.
- ^ "Sklep o podelitvi statusa mesta naseljem v Republiki Sloveniji [Decision on the city status granted to the settlements in the Republic of Slovenia]". http://www.pisrs.si/Predpis.aspx?id=SKLE6205&pogled=osnovni. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- ^ "Largest settlements by number of population". Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. http://www.stat.si/eng/krajevnaimena/pregledi_naselja_najvecja_prebivalci.asp. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
External links
- Largest settlements by number of population. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia.
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