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Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, and Croatia to the south and southeast; its southwestern boundary consists of a 46.6 km (29.0 mi) coastline on the Adriatic Sea. Slovenia is mostly mountainous and forested, covers 20,271 square kilometres (7,827 sq mi), and has a population of approximately 2.1 million people. Slovene is the official language. Slovenia has a predominantly temperate continental climate, with the exception of the Slovene Littoral and the Julian Alps. Ljubljana, the capital and largest city of Slovenia, is geographically situated near the centre of the country. Other larger urban centers include Maribor, Ptuj, Kranj, Celje, and Koper.

Slovenia's territory has been part of many different states, including the Roman Empire, the Western Roman Empire, the Carolingian Empire, the Holy Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Republic of Venice, the Habsburg Empire, the Illyrian Provinces of Napoleon's First French Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes was formed in December 1918; in 1929, the Kingdom became known as Yugoslavia. In 1946, after World War II, Slovenia was established as one of six republics that made up the Socialist Federation of Yugoslavia. Slovenia was formed in June 1991, when the country declared independence from Yugoslavia and became an independent sovereign state. (Full article...)

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Basilica of the Virgin Mary in Brezje, also known as the Slovenian National Shrine, is the most visited Catholic pilgrimage site in Slovenia

The dominant religion in Slovenia is Christianity, primarily the Catholic Church, which is the largest Christian denomination in the country. Other Christian groups having significant followings in the country include Eastern Orthodoxy and Protestantism (Lutheranism). Islam, Judaism and Hinduism are small minorities in Slovenia. About 18% of the population are either agnostic or atheist.

Religion played a significant role in the development of the Slovenian nation and of the country of Slovenia. After a centuries-long tradition of a state church, interrupted by the periods of Protestant Reformation (in the 16th century) and post–World War II socialism (which ousted religion from public life), a degree of separation of the state and the church has been reached in independent Slovenia. In February 2007 Slovenia passed a new Religious Freedom Act with a bias towards the Catholic Church (particularly in regard to state funding) and strict terms for the registration of new religious communities. (Full article...)

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Image 1The 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 2Piran, a coast town (from Tourism in Slovenia)
Image 3Apline Slavs in 631 in Samo's realm. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 4The Ottoman army battling the Habsburgs in present-day Slovenia during the Great Turkish War. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 5Part of a late 19th century cannon (from History of Slovenia)
Image 6Lake Bled (from Tourism in Slovenia)
Image 7Gold appliqués, Urnfield culture, c. 1200 BC. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 8The 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 9Vače Situla, Hallstatt culture, 5th century BC (from History of Slovenia)
Image 10Princely warrior equipment, Hallstatt culture (from History of Slovenia)
Image 11Planica (from Tourism in Slovenia)
Image 12Peter 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 13Janez Janša (from History of Slovenia)
Image 14The Solkan Bridge, built in 1906 (from History of Slovenia)
Image 15Slovenian dancers at the National Gallery in 2019 (from Culture of Slovenia)
Image 16The execution of Matija Gubec, leader of the Croatian–Slovene Peasant Revolt, in 1573. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 17Socialist Republic of Slovenia within the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (from History of Slovenia)
Image 18Members of the Catholic Orel association in Lower Carniola before World War One (from History of Slovenia)
Image 19The proclamation of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs at Congress Square in Ljubljana on 20 October 1918 (from History of Slovenia)
Image 20The 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 21Traditional clothing and headgear of folk group in Kranj (from Culture of Slovenia)
Image 22Milan Kučan (from History of Slovenia)
Image 23Map 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 24Postojna Cave (from Tourism in Slovenia)
Image 25Folk musician Lojze Slak (from Culture of Slovenia)
Image 26The 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 27Triglav, the highest peak (from Tourism in Slovenia)
Image 28Ljubljana Marshes Wheel, c. 3150 BC (from History of Slovenia)
Image 29Painting of Mount Triglav by Markus Pernhart, a Carinthian Slovene artist. In the Romantic era, Triglav became one of the symbols of Slovene identity. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 30Praetorian Palace in the 19th century (from Culture of Slovenia)
Image 31Danilo Türk (from History of Slovenia)
Image 32The installation of the Dukes in Carinthia, carried out in an ancient ritual in Slovene until 1414. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 33Janez Drnovšek, Prime Minister of Slovenia between 1992 and 2002, and president of Slovenia between 2002 and 2007 (from History of Slovenia)
Image 34Coat of arms of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia (from History of Slovenia)
Image 35Bronze breastplate, Hallstatt culture, 600 BC (from History of Slovenia)

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

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Cities and towns

Figures are based on the statistics from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia.^[1] Cities in bold are centres of urban municipalities.

Rank	Name	Population			Traditional region
Rank	Name	2025-26 pop.	2011 pop.	Percentage change	Traditional region
1.	Ljubljana	300,354	272,220	10.34%	Upper and Lower Carniola
2.	Maribor	100,641	95,171	5.75%	Styria
3.	Celje	38,059	37,520	1.44%	Styria
4.	Kranj	37,966	36,874	2.96%	Upper Carniola
5.	Koper	26,410	24,996	5.66%	Slovene Littoral
6.	Velenje	25,642	25,456	0.73%	Styria
7.	Novo Mesto	24,700	23,341	5.82%	Lower Carniola
8.	Ptuj	18,291	18,164	0.7%	Styria
9.	Jesenice	13,787	13,440	2.58%	Upper Carniola
10.	Kamnik	13,753	13,644	0.8%	Upper Carniola
11.	Trbovlje	13,723	15,163	–9.5%	Styria
12.	Domžale	13,372	12,406	7.79%	Upper Carniola
13.	Nova Gorica	13,055	13,178	–0.93%	Slovene Littoral
14.	Škofja Loka	11,827	11,969	–1.19%	Upper Carniola
15.	Izola	11,477	11,223	2.26%	Slovene Littoral
16.	Murska Sobota	10,923	11,614	–5.95%	Prekmurje
17.	Logatec	10,080	8,942	12.73%	Inner Carniola
18.	Postojna	10,041	9,183	9.34%	Inner Carniola
19.	Vrhnika	9,134	8,413	8.57%	Inner Carniola
20.	Slovenska Bistrica	8,362	7,454	12.18%	Styria
21.	Kočevje	8,027	8,672	–7.44%	Lower Carniola
22.	Grosuplje	7,805	7,098	9.96%	Lower Carniola
23.	Slovenj Gradec	7,731	7,519	2.82%	Styria
24.	Mengeš	7,257	6,112	18.73%	Upper Carniola
25.	Ravne na Koroškem	7,184	6,979	2.94%	Carinthia
26.	Ajdovščina	7,116	6,656	6.91%	Slovene Littoral
27.	Krško	6,921	7,097	–2.48%	Lower Carniola
28.	Brežice	6,867	6,573	4.47%	Styria
29.	Litija	6,723	6,467	3.96%	Upper Carniola
30.	Sežana	6,134	5,531	10.9%	Slovene Littoral
31.	Radovljica	6,120	5,940	3.03%	Upper Carniola
32.	Zagorje ob Savi	6,015	6,439	–6.58%	Upper Carniola
33.	Idrija	5,794	5,955	–2.7%	Slovene Littoral
34.	Črnomelj	5,448	5,776	–5.68%	Lower Carniola
35.	Medvode	5,368	5,178	3.67%	Upper Carniola
36.	Rogaška Slatina	5,253	5,111	2.78%	Styria
37.	Slovenske Konjice	5,213	4,869	7.07%	Styria
38.	Bled	5,182	5,181	0.02%	Upper Carniola
39.	Žalec	5,061	4,943	2.39%	Styria
40.	Šentjur	5,050	4,762	6.05%	Styria
41.	Hrastnik	4,716	5,621	–16.1%	Styria
42.	Sevnica	4,590	4,660	–1.5%	Styria
43.	Prevalje	4,585	4,643	–1.25%	Carinthia
44.	Ilirska Bistrica	4,315	4,553	–5.23%	Inner Carniola
45.	Ruše	4,217	4,503	–6.35%	Styria
46.	Cerknica	4,140	3,928	5.4%	Inner Carniola
47.	Trebnje	3,942	3,477	13.37%	Lower Carniola
48.	Tržič	3,819	3,865	–1.19%	Upper Carniola
49.	Ribnica	3,780	3,604	4.88%	Lower Carniola
50.	Žiri	3,777	3,588	5.27%	Upper Carniola
51.	Šempeter pri Gorici	3,670	3,760	–2.39%	Slovene Littoral
52.	Piran	3,667	4,192	–12.52%	Slovene Littoral
53.	Lenart v Slovenskih Goricah	3,498	3,006	16.37%	Styria
54.	Laško	3,356	3,456	–2.89%	Styria
55.	Metlika	3,254	3,273	–0.58%	Lower Carniola
56.	Ljutomer	3,230	3,460	–6.65%	Styria
57.	Tolmin	3,178	3,534	–10.07%	Slovene Littoral
58.	Gornja Radgona	3,141	3,159	–0.57%	Styria
59.	Dravograd	3,104	3,289	–5.62%	Carinthia
60.	Mežica	3,077	3,254	–5.44%	Carinthia
61.	Zreče	3,068	2,935	4.53%	Styria
62.	Šoštanj	3,045	2,880	5.73%	Styria
63.	Železniki	2,885	3,075	–6.18%	Upper Carniola
64.	Lendava	2,841	3,129	–9.2%	Prekmurje
65.	Ormož	1,939	2,174	–10.81%	Styria
65.	Radeče	1,915	2,168	–11.67%	Lower Carniola
67.	Bovec	1,507	1,631	–7.6%	Slovene Littoral
68.	Višnja Gora	1,203	1,000	20.3%	Lower Carniola
69.	Kostanjevica na Krki	702	695	1%	Lower Carniola