Ljubljana

Ljubljana
Capital city
View of the city from Nebotičnik
Town Hall
Opera House
Dragon Bridge
University of Ljubljana
Congress Square
Flag of Ljubljana
Flag
Coat of arms of Ljubljana
Coat of arms
Map
Interactive map of Ljubljana
Ljubljana is located in Slovenia
Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is located in Europe
Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Coordinates: 46°03′05″N 14°30′22″E / 46.05139°N 14.50611°E / 46.05139; 14.50611
Country Slovenia
MunicipalityCity Municipality of Ljubljana
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
First mention1112–1125
Town privileges1220–1243
Roman Catholic diocese6 December 1461
Government
 • MayorZoran Janković (Zoran Janković List)
Area
 • Capital city163.8[1] km2 (63.2[1] sq mi)
 • Metro
2,334 km2 (901 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
295 m (968 ft)
Population
 (2024)[4]
 • Capital city288,382
 • Density1,712/km2 (4,430/sq mi)
 • Metro
537,893[2]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
1000–1211, 1231, 1260, 1261[5]
Area code01 (+386 1 if calling from abroad)
Vehicle RegistrationLJ
Websitewww.ljubljana.si
Historical affiliations

Archbishop of Salzburg (1112–1555)
 Habsburg Monarchy (1555–1804)
 Austrian Empire (1804–1809)
Illyrian Provinces (1809–1814; capital)
 Austrian Empire (1814–1867)
 Austria-Hungary (1867–1918)
 State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs (1918)
 Kingdom of Yugoslavia[6] (1918–1941)
 Kingdom of Italy (1941–1945; annexed)
Nazi Germany (1943–1945; de facto)
 SFR Yugoslavia[7] (1945–1991)
 Slovenia (1991–present; capital)

Ljubljana[a] (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia,[15][16] located along a trade route between the northern Adriatic Sea and the Danube region,[17] north of the country's largest marsh, inhabited since prehistoric times. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center and the seat of Urban Municipality of Ljubljana.

During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the area.[18] The city was first mentioned in the first half of the 12th century. It was the historical capital of Carniola,[19] one of the Slovene-inhabited parts of the Habsburg monarchy.[15] It was under Habsburg rule from the Middle Ages until the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918. After World War II, Ljubljana became the capital of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia, part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The city retained this status until Slovenia became independent in 1991 and Ljubljana became the capital of the newly formed state.[20]

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  2. ^ "Osebna izkaznica – RRA LUR". rralur.si. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Nadmorska višina naselij, kjer so sedeži občin" [Height above sea level of seats of municipalities] (in Slovenian and English). Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. 2002. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Naselje Ljubljana". Krajevna imena. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  5. ^ Zip Codes in Slovenia from 1000 to 1434 (in Slovene) Archived 14 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine Acquired on 28 April 2015.
  6. ^ Known as: Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (1918–1929)
  7. ^ Known as: Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia (1945–1963); Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1963–1992)
  8. ^ "Ljubljana". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022.
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  12. ^ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
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  14. ^ "Slovenski pravopis 2001 - Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU in Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti - izid poizvedbe". bos.zrc-sazu.si. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  15. ^ a b Vuk Dirnberk, Vojka; Tomaž Valantič. "Statistični portret Slovenije v EU 2010" [Statistical Portrait of Slovenia in the EU 2010] (PDF). Statistični Portret Slovenije V Eu ...=Statistical Portrait of Slovenia in the Eu (in Slovenian and English). Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. ISSN 1854-5734. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  16. ^ Zavodnik Lamovšek, Alma; Drobne, Samo; Žaucer, Tadej (2008). "Small and Medium-Size Towns as the Basis of Polycentric Urban Development" (PDF). Geodetski Vestnik. Vol. 52, no. 2. Association of Surveyors of Slovenia. p. 303. ISSN 0351-0271. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  17. ^ Mehle Mihovec, Barbka (19 March 2008). "Kje so naše meje?" [Where are our borders?]. Gorenjski glas (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 31 May 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
  18. ^ "Emona, Legacy of a Roman City – Culture of Slovenia". www.culture.si. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  19. ^ Mehle Mihovec, Barbka (19 March 2008). "Kje so naše meje?" [Where are our borders?]. Gorenjski glas (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 31 May 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
  20. ^ "Volitve" [Elections]. Statistični letopis 2011 [Statistical Yearbook 2011]. Vol. 15. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. 2011. p. 108. ISSN 1318-5403. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2016.


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