Celje
Celje (German: [Cilli] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is the fourth-largest city in Slovenia. It is the largest city of the traditional region of Styria and the seat of the City Municipality of Celje.
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| Coordinates: 46°14′09″N 15°16′03″E / 46.23583°N 15.26750°ECoordinates: 46°14′09″N 15°16′03″E / 46.23583°N 15.26750°E | |
| Country | |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Savinja |
| Municipality | Celje |
| Town rights | 11 April 1451 |
| Districts & local communities | List
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| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bojan Šrot (SLS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.7 km2 (8.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 238 m (781 ft) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
| • Total | 37,872 |
| • Density | 1,668/km2 (4,321/sq mi) |
| • Municipality | 50,039 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3000 |
| Vehicle registration | CE |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | www |
| Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002. | |
Twin towns
Celje is twinned with:
Grevenbroich, Germany
Singen, Germany
Slavonski Brod, Croatia
Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Budva, Montenegro
Cherepovets, Russia
Ćuprija, Serbia
Graz, Austria
Spittal an der Drau, Austria
Celje Media
Celje, pictured in 1750. The Voglajna River can be seen on the left, flowing into the Savinja. The island district is called Otok (Slovene for 'island').
Escutcheon of Ulrich II of Celje
Stane Street, with the cathedral in the background
The National Hall (Narodni dom), today the town hall, (Jan Vladimír Hráský, 1895–1896)
The Celje Hall (Celjski dom), (Peter Paul Brang, 1905–1906)
References
- ↑ "Nadmorska višina naselij, kjer so sedeži občin" [Height above sea level of seats of municipalities] (in slovenščina and English). Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. 2002. Archived from the original on 2013-05-24.
- ↑ "Largest settlements by number of population". Place Names. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
Other websites
Media related to Celje at Wikimedia Commons