Slovenj Gradec

Slovenj Gradec
Town
From top, left to right: Panorama of Slovenj Gradec, St. Elisabeth's Parish Church, Carinthian Regional Museum, St. Pancras's Church, Hugo Wolf's house, Rotenturn Manor
Coat of arms
Slovenj Gradec Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°30′33.69″N 15°4′44.97″E / 46.5093583°N 15.0791583°E / 46.5093583; 15.0791583
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Carinthia
Municipality	Slovenj Gradec
Area [1]
• Total	5.60 km2 (2.16 sq mi)
Elevation	413 m (1,355 ft)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	7,249
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Postal code	2380
Climate	Dfb
Licence plate	SG
Website	www.slovenjgradec.si

Slovenj Gradec (pronounced [slɔˈʋeːŋ ˈɡɾaːdəts] ^ⓘ; German: Windischgrätz, after about 1900 Windischgraz) is a town in northern Slovenia. It is the centre of the Urban Municipality of Slovenj Gradec. It is part of the historical Styria region, and since 2005 it has belonged to the NUTS-3 Carinthia Statistical Region. It is located in the Mislinja Valley at the eastern end of the Karawanks mountain range, about 45 km (28 mi) west of Maribor and 65 km (40 mi) northeast of Ljubljana.