Celje | |
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Town | |
Nickname(s): The Princely Town (Slovene: Knežje mesto) | |
Coordinates: 46°14′09″N 15°16′03″E / 46.23583°N 15.26750°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Traditional region | Styria |
Statistical region | Savinja |
Municipality | Celje |
Town rights | 11 April 1451 |
Districts & local communities | List
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Government | |
• Mayor | Matija Kovač |
Area | |
• Total | 22.7 km2 (8.8 sq mi) |
Elevation | 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 | Cfb |
Website | www |
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002. |
Celje (pronounced [ˈtsɛ̀ːljɛ] , German: Cilli, German pronunciation: [ˈt͡sɪli] )[3] is the third-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]