Celje

Celje
Town
View from Celje Castle Celje Hall St. Cecilia's church Celje Cathedral National Hall Old Count Manor
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s):  The Princely Town (Slovene: Knežje mesto)
Celje Location of the city of Celje in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°14′09″N 15°16′03″E / 46.23583°N 15.26750°E / 46.23583; 15.26750
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Savinja
Municipality	Celje
Town rights	11 April 1451
Districts & local communities	List Districts Center Dečkovo naselje Dolgo polje Gaberje Hudinja Karel Destovnik Kajuh Lava Nova vas Savinja Slavko Šlander Local communities Aljažev hrib Ljubečna Medlog Ostrožno Pod gradom Škofja vas Šmartno v Rožni dolini Teharje Trnovlje
Government
• Mayor	Matija Kovač
Area
• Total	22.7 km2 (8.8 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	238 m (781 ft)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	37,872
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
• Municipality	50,039
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3000
Area code	03
Vehicle registration	CE
Climate	Dfb
Website	www.celje.si
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002.

Celje (pronounced [ˈtsɛ̀ːljɛ] ^ⓘ, German: Cilli, German pronunciation: [ˈt͡sɪli] ^ⓘ)^[3] is the fourth-largest city in Slovenia. It is a regional center of the traditional Slovenian region of Styria and the administrative seat of the City Municipality of Celje (Slovene: Mestna občina Celje). The town of Celje is located below Upper Celje Castle (407 m or 1,335 ft) at the confluence of the Savinja, Hudinja, Ložnica, and Voglajna rivers in the lower Savinja Valley, and at the crossing of the roads connecting Ljubljana, Maribor, Velenje, and the Central Sava Valley. It lies 238 m (781 ft) above mean sea level (MSL).^[1]