Urban Municipality of Velenje

The Urban Municipality of Velenje is one of twelve urban municipalities of Slovenia. It lies in eastern Slovenia and was established in 1994. Its seat is the town of .
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  • Type: city municipality of Slovenia with 32,800 residents
  • Description: city municipality of Slovenia
  • Also known as: “City Municipality of Velenje”, “Opština Titovo Velenje”, “Opština Velenje”, and “Velenje city municipality”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Red Hall and Velenje.

Sports venue
is a sports facility arena in , Slovenia. It is the home arena of handball club Gorenje Velenje. The venue can accommodate 2,500 spectators.

Railway station
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is a railway station.

Ruins
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is a ruins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Velenje and Škale.

Town
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is the sixth-largest city of , and the seat of the Municipality of . was owned by the Habsburgs for several centuries, which is reflected in the exceptionally rich legacy of castles and manors.

Village
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is a settlement in the Municipality of Velenje in northern . It lies just north of the town of Velenje. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria.

Village
is a settlement in the Municipality of Velenje in northern . The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The entire municipality is now included in the .

Urban Municipality of Velenje

Latitude
46.3667° or 46° 22′ north
Longitude
15.1333° or 15° 8′ east
Population
32,800
Elevation
446 metres (1,463 feet)
Open location code
8FRQ948M+M8
Geo­Names ID
3189074
Wiki­data ID
Q3441849
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Urban Municipality of Velenje” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Conceyu de Velenje”
  • Cebuano: “Velenje”
  • Chechen: “Велене (община)”
  • Chechen: “Велене”
  • Chinese: “Velenje To͘-hōe Kong-siā”
  • Chinese: “韋萊涅城市市鎮”
  • Chinese: “韦莱涅城市市镇”
  • Croatian: “Gradska općina Velenje”
  • Croatian: “Općina Velenje”
  • Czech: “Městská občina Velenje”
  • Dutch: “Velenje”
  • Esperanto: “Urba municipo Velenje”
  • Esperanto: “Velenje”
  • Esperanto: “Velenjo”
  • German: “Stadtgemeinde Velenje”
  • German: “Velenje”
  • Greek: “Δήμος Βελένιε”
  • Hungarian: “Velenje városi község”
  • Inari Sami: “Velenje (kaavpugkieldâ)”
  • Inari Sami: “Velenje”
  • Indonesian: “Munisipalitas Velenje”
  • Italian: “Comune città di Velenje”
  • Italian: “Comune di Velenje”
  • Japanese: “ベレニエ”
  • Lombard: “Velenje (comun)”
  • Lombard: “Velenje”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Velenje To͘-hōe Kong-siā”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Velenje kommune”
  • Persian: “شهرداری شهر ولنج”
  • Polish: “Gmina miejska Velenje”
  • Romanian: “Comuna urbană Velenje”
  • Russian: “Веленье”
  • Serbian: “Општина Велење”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Velenje”
  • Slovenian: “Mestna občina Velenje”
  • Slovenian: “Občina Velenje”
  • Slovenian: “Titovo Velenje”
  • Tatar: “Велене (община)”
  • Tatar: “Велене”
  • Thai: “เทศบาลนครแวแลนิแย”
  • Turkish: “Velenje”
  • Ukrainian: “Веленє”
  • Venetian: “Velenje (comun)”
  • Venetian: “Velenje”
  • Welsh: “Bwrdeistref Velenje City”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Salek and Paka pri Velenju.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lake Škale and Podkraj pri Velenju.

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