Velenje

Velenje
Town
Velenje from air
St. Andrew's church and castle ruins
Villa Herberstein
Villa Bianca
Fischer's tomb
Flag of Velenje
Coat of arms of Velenje
Velenje is located in Slovenia
Velenje
Velenje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°21′45″N 15°06′52″E / 46.36250°N 15.11444°E / 46.36250; 15.11444
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionSavinja
MunicipalityVelenje
Settled1889
Town privileges1951
Area
 • Total12.59 km2 (4.86 sq mi)
Elevation
396 m (1,299 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total24,327
 • Density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Vehicle registrationCE

Velenje (pronounced [ʋɛˈlɛːnjɛ] ; German: Wöllan[2]) is the sixth-largest city of Slovenia, and the seat of the Municipality of Velenje. The city is located in the traditional Slovenian region of Styria (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.

  1. ^ a b "Naselje Velenje". Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 272.