THC Science

Portal topics: Activities; Culture; Geography; Health; History; Mathematics; Nature; People; Philosophy; Religion; Society; Technology; Random portal

The Slovenia Portal

Flag of Slovenia
Location of Slovenia

Slovenia (/sloʊˈviːniə, slə-/ ^ⓘ sloh-VEE-nee-ə; Slovene: Slovenija [slɔˈʋèːnija]) officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: (Full article...)

Refresh with new selections below (purge)

Selected article - show another

Koper (Slovene: [ˈkòːpəɾ] ^ⓘ; Italian: Capodistria; Croatian: Kopar) is the fifth largest city in Slovenia. Located in the Istrian region in the southwestern part of the country, approximately five kilometres (3.1 miles) south of the border with Italy and 20 kilometres (12 miles) from Trieste, Koper is the largest coastal city in the country. It is bordered by the satellite towns of Izola and Ankaran. With a unique ecology and biodiversity, it is considered an important natural resource. The city's Port of Koper is Slovenia's only container port and a major contributor to the economy of the Municipality of Koper. The influence of the Port of Koper on tourism was one of the factors in Ankaran deciding to leave the municipality in a referendum in 2011 to establish its own municipality. The city is a destination for a number of Mediterranean cruising lines. Koper is the main urban centre of the Slovenian Istria, with a population of about 25,000. Aleš Bržan is the current mayor, serving since 2018.

The city of Koper is officially bilingual, with both Slovene and Italian as its official languages. Sights in Koper include the 15th-century Praetorian Palace and Loggia in Venetian Gothic style, the 12th-century Carmine Rotunda church, and St. Nazarius' Cathedral, with its 14th-century tower. (Full article...)

List of selected articles

Did you know (auto-generated)

... that Slovenian-born singer Ben Dolic was set to represent Germany at Eurovision in 2020?
... that Franc Pinter, a para-shooter from Slovenia, competes at his eighth Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo?
... that in Toplak and Mrak v. Slovenia—initiated by two disabled voters over polling place access in a gay marriage referendum—the European Court of Human Rights extended its jurisdiction to referendums?
... that the union of taxi drivers offered the residents of retirement homes free transport to the voting stations in the Slovenian Waters Act referendum?
... that Franček Gorazd Tiršek, a para-shooter from Slovenia, won three silver medals at the Summer Paralympic Games, the most recent one in Tokyo?
... that after Domen Križaj from Slovenia was a prize winner in the singing competition Neue Stimmen, he moved to the Oper Frankfurt where he appeared as Massenet's Albert and Mozart's Papageno?

Topics

More did you know

... that A Summer in a Sea Shell was the first Slovenian coming-of-age film to have popular music and dancing?

... that Austrian ice hockey administrator Hans Dobida was inducted into the German and Slovenian hockey halls of fame?

More did you know facts

Related portals

Religions in Slovenia

Ex-Yugoslav countries

Other countries

WikiProjects

WikiProject Slovenia

General images

The following are images from various Slovenia-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1The Sower (1907), by the Impressionist painter and musician Ivan Grohar, became a metaphor for the Slovenes and was a reflection of the transition from a rural to an urban culture. (from Culture of Slovenia)
Image 2Lake Bled (from Tourism in Slovenia)
Image 3The installation of the Dukes in Carinthia, carried out in an ancient ritual in Slovene until 1414. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 4Part of a late 19th century cannon (from History of Slovenia)
Image 5Piran, a coast town (from Tourism in Slovenia)
Image 6The Ottoman army battling the Habsburgs in present-day Slovenia during the Great Turkish War. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 7Vače Situla, Hallstatt culture, 5th century BC (from History of Slovenia)
Image 8Peter Kozler's map of the Slovene Lands, designed during the Spring of Nations in 1848, became the symbol of the quest for a United Slovenia. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 9Socialist Republic of Slovenia within the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (from History of Slovenia)
Image 10Slovenian dancers at the National Gallery in 2019 (from Culture of Slovenia)
Image 11Postojna Cave (from Tourism in Slovenia)
Image 12Ljubljana Marshes Wheel, c. 3150 BC (from History of Slovenia)
Image 13Traditional clothing and headgear of folk group in Kranj (from Culture of Slovenia)
Image 14Princely warrior equipment, Hallstatt culture (from History of Slovenia)
Image 15Triglav, the highest peak (from Tourism in Slovenia)
Image 16Danilo Türk (from History of Slovenia)
Image 17Slavic settlement in 631 under the Slavic King Samo. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 18Praetorian Palace in the 19th century (from Culture of Slovenia)
Image 19The annexed western quarter of Slovene ethnic territory, and approximately 327,000 out of the total population of 1.3 million Slovenes, were subjected to forced Fascist Italianization. On the map of present-day Slovenia with its traditional regions' boundaries. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 20The Solkan Bridge, built in 1906 (from History of Slovenia)
Image 21Planica (from Tourism in Slovenia)
Image 22The sculpture of the poet Valentin Vodnik (1758–1819) was created by Alojz Gangl in 1889 as part of Vodnik Monument, the first Slovene national monument. (from Culture of Slovenia)
Image 23Folk musician Lojze Slak (from Culture of Slovenia)
Image 24The proclamation of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs at Congress Square in Ljubljana on 20 October 1918 (from History of Slovenia)
Image 25The Freising Manuscripts, dating from the 10th century A.D., most probably written in upper Carinthia, are the oldest surviving documents in Slovene. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 26Janez Drnovšek, Prime Minister of Slovenia between 1992 and 2002, and president of Slovenia between 2002 and 2007 (from History of Slovenia)
Image 27Milan Kučan (from History of Slovenia)
Image 28Map of Slovenia with ancient Roman provinces and cities (as of 100 A.D.) in green and present-day frontiers in grey. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 29Members of the Catholic Orel association in Lower Carniola before World War One (from History of Slovenia)
Image 30Janez Janša (from History of Slovenia)
Image 31Gold appliqués, Urnfield culture, c. 1200 BC. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 32Coat of arms of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia (from History of Slovenia)
Image 33The execution of Matija Gubec, leader of the Croatian–Slovene Peasant Revolt, in 1573. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 34A Romantic veduta of Mount Triglav by the Carinthian Slovene painter Markus Pernhart. In the Romantic era, Triglav became one of the symbols of Slovene identity. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 35Bronze breastplate, Hallstatt culture, 600 BC (from History of Slovenia)

Selected picture

Image 1Panorama of Lake Palčje in southwestern Slovenia during high waters in early winter
Image 2The old part of Novo mesto with the Krka river
Image 3Tartini Square, Piran
Image 4An alpine meadow in Julian Alps, with Prisojnik and Razor in the back
Image 5Pietro Stanislao Parisi with family, by Giuseppe Tominz, 1849
Image 6Altar ceiling of St. George's Chapel, Ljubljana Castle
Image 7Sora river in Škofja Loka
Image 8North side of Jalovec mountain in the Julian Alps, Slovenia
Image 9Lake Ribnica on Pohorje
Image 10View from Šmarjetna Gora towards Škofja Loka

Slovenia lists

Category puzzle

Select [►] to view subcategories

Cities and towns

Figures are based on the statistics from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia.^[1]

Rank	Name	Population			Traditional region
Rank	Name	2023 pop.	2011 pop.	Percentage change	Traditional region
1.	Ljubljana	287.076	272.220	5,46%	Upper and Lower Carniola
2.	Maribor	96.209	95.171	1,09%	Styria
3.	Kranj	37.944	36.874	2,9%	Upper Carniola
4.	Celje	37.188	37.520	–0,88%	Styria
5.	Koper	26.100	24.996	4,42%	Slovene Littoral
6.	Velenje	25.235	25.456	–0.87%	Styria
7.	Novo Mesto	24.234	23.341	3,86%	Lower Carniola
8.	Ptuj	17.984	18.164	–0,99%	Styria
9.	Kamnik	13.800	13.644	1,14%	Upper Carniola
10.	Jesenice	13.702	13.440	1,95%	Upper Carniola
11.	Trbovlje	13.678	15.163	–9,79%	Styria
12.	Domžale	13.222	12.406	6,58%	Upper Carniola
13.	Nova Gorica	13.021	13.178	–1,19%	Slovene Littoral
14.	Škofja Loka	11.797	11.969	–1,44%	Upper Carniola
15.	Izola	11.566	11.223	3,06%	Slovene Littoral
16.	Murska Sobota	11.190	11.614	–3,65%	Prekmurje
17.	Logatec	10.211	8.942	14,19%	Inner Carniola
18.	Postojna	9.987	9.183	8,76%	Inner Carniola
19.	Vrhnika	8.969	8.413	6,60%	Inner Carniola
20.	Slovenska Bistrica	8.301	7.454	11,36%	Styria
21.	Kočevje	8.126	8.672	–6,29%	Lower Carniola
22.	Grosuplje	7.702	7.098	8,51%	Lower Carniola
23.	Slovenj Gradec	7.513	7.519	–0,08%	Styria
24.	Mengeš	7.207	6.112	17,92%	Upper Carniola
25.	Ravne na Koroškem	7.160	6.979	2,59%	Carinthia
26.	Ajdovščina	7.037	6.656	5,72%	Slovene Littoral
27.	Brežice	7.003	6.573	6,54%	Styria
28.	Krško	6.852	7.097	–3,45%	Lower Carniola
29.	Litija	6.688	6.467	3,42%	Upper Carniola
30.	Sežana	6.151	5.531	11,21%	Slovene Littoral
31.	Radovljica	6.099	5.940	2,68%	Upper Carniola
32.	Zagorje ob Savi	6.022	6.439	–6,47%	Upper Carniola
33.	Idrija	5.848	5.955	–1,79%	Slovene Littoral
34.	Črnomelj	5.426	5.776	–6,06%	Lower Carniola
35.	Medvode	5.390	5.178	4,09%	Upper Carniola
36.	Bled	5.240	5.181	1,14%	Upper Carniola
37.	Rogaška Slatina	5.220	5.111	2,13%	Styria
38.	Slovenske Konjice	5.152	4.869	5,81%	Styria
39.	Šentjur	5.017	4.762	5,35%	Styria
40.	Žalec	5.004	4.943	1,23%	Styria
41.	Hrastnik	4.829	5.621	–14,09%	Styria
42.	Prevalje	4.646	4.643	0,06%	Carinthia
43.	Sevnica	4.574	4.660	–1,85%	Styria
44.	Ilirska Bistrica	4.350	4.553	–4,46%	Inner Carniola
45.	Ruše	4.206	4.503	–6,60%	Styria
46.	Cerknica	4.131	3.928	5,17%	Inner Carniola
47.	Trebnje	3.892	3.477	11,93%	Lower Carniola
48.	Tržič	3.811	3.865	–1,40%	Upper Carniola
49.	Piran	3.787	4.192	–9,66%	Slovene Littoral
50.	Ribnica	3.704	3.604	2,77%	Lower Carniola
51.	Šempeter pri Gorici	3.622	3.760	–3,67%	Slovene Littoral
52.	Žiri	3.743	3.588	4,31%	Upper Carniola
53.	Lenart v Slovenskih Goricah	3.449	3.006	14,74%	Styria
54.	Ljutomer	3.244	3.460	–6,24%	Styria
55.	Laško	3.278	3.456	–5,15%	Styria
56.	Metlika	3.236	3.273	–1,13%	Lower Carniola
57.	Tolmin	3.228	3.534	–8,68%	Slovene Littoral
58.	Gornja Radgona	3.159	3.159	0,00%	Styria
59.	Mežica	3.127	3.254	–3,90%	Carinthia
60.	Dravograd	3.087	3.289	–6,14%	Carinthia
61.	Zreče	3.055	2.935	4,09%	Styria
62.	Šoštanj	2.971	2.880	3,16%	Styria
63.	Železniki	2.879	3.075	–6,37%	Upper Carniola
64.	Lendava	2.827	3.129	–9,65%	Prekmurje
65.	Ormož	1.986	2.174	–8,64%	Styria
66.	Radeče	1.926	2.168	–11,16%	Lower Carniola
67.	Bovec	1.539	1.631	–5,64%	Slovene Littoral
68.	Višnja Gora	1.139	1.000	13.90%	Lower Carniola
69.	Kostanjevica na Krki	688	695	–1.01%	Lower Carniola