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Ljubljana

The Urban Municipality of Ljubljana, also the City of Ljubljana is one of twelve city and metropolitan municipalities in Slovenia. Its seat is , the largest and capital city of Slovenia. As of December 2021, its mayor is Zoran Janković.
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  • Type: city municipality of Slovenia with 280,000 residents
  • Description: city municipality of Slovenia
  • Also known as: “City Municipality of Ljubljana”, “Ljubljana City Municipality”, “Mestna Obcina Ljubljana”, “Mestna Občina Ljubljana”, and “Urban Municipality of Ljubljana”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ljubljana Castle and Dragon Bridge.

Castle
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is a castle complex standing on Castle Hill above downtown , the capital of . It is a key landmark of the town. Originally a medieval fortress, it was probably constructed in the 11th century and rebuilt in the 12th century.

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The is a road bridge located in , the capital of . It crosses the River. between Kopitar Street and Ressel Street, to the north of the Ljubljana Central Market at Vodnik Square.

Museum
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The of Slovenia is the national art gallery of . It is located in the capital . It was founded in 1918, after the dissolution of Austria-Hungary and the establishment of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ljubljana and Bežigrad District.

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is the small but delightful capital of . While the city's population had grown to 295,500 in 2020, the sights and amenities are concentrated in the charming old centre.

Suburb
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The , or simply Bežigrad, is a district of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. Spanning an area of 7.2 km2, it encompasses the northern part of , the capital of , between the southern rail line to the south, the rail line to the west, the highway loop to the north, and Šmartno Street and Žale Cemetery to the east.

Suburb
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The , or simply the Center, is a district of the City Municipality of Ljubljana in the centre of , the capital of . It has an area of about 5 square kilometres.

Ljubljana

Latitude
46.0592° or 46° 3′ 33″ north
Longitude
14.5092° or 14° 30′ 33″ east
Population
280,000
Elevation
299 metres (981 feet)
Open location code
8FRP3G55+MM
Geo­Names ID
3239318
Wiki­data ID
Q3434113
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Ljubljana” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Լյուբլյանա”
  • Azerbaijani: “Lyüblyana şəhər icması”
  • Basque: “Ljubljanako udalerria”
  • Belarusian: “гарадзкая грамада Любляна”
  • Belarusian: “Любляна (гарадзкая грамада)”
  • Belarusian: “Любляна (меская грамада)”
  • Belarusian: “Любляна”
  • Belarusian: “меская грамада Любляна”
  • Bosnian: “Gradska opština Ljubljana”
  • Catalan: “Municipalitat de Ljubljana”
  • Cebuano: “Mestna Občina Ljubljana”
  • Chechen: “Любляна (община)”
  • Chechen: “Любляна”
  • Chinese: “Ljubljana To͘-hōe Kong-siā”
  • Chinese: “卢布尔雅那城市市镇”
  • Chinese: “盧布利亞納城市市鎮”
  • Chinese: “盧布爾雅那城市市鎮”
  • Croatian: “Gradska općina Ljubljana”
  • Croatian: “Općina Ljubljana”
  • Czech: “Městská občina Lublaň”
  • Danish: “Ljubljana Bykommune”
  • Dutch: “Ljubljana”
  • Esperanto: “Ljubljano”
  • Esperanto: “urba municipo Ljubljano”
  • Esperanto: “Urba municipo Ljubljano”
  • French: “Ljubljana”
  • French: “municipalité de Ljubljana”
  • French: “Municipalité de Ljubljana”
  • German: “Stadtgemeinde Laibach”
  • German: “Stadtgemeinde Ljubljana”
  • Greek: “Δήμος Πόλης της Λιουμπλιάνα”
  • Hebrew: “ליובליאנה”
  • Hungarian: “Ljubljana városi község”
  • Inari Sami: “Ljubljana (kaavpugkieldâ)”
  • Inari Sami: “Ljubljana”
  • Indonesian: “Munisipalitas Ljubljana”
  • Italian: “Comune città di Lubiana”
  • Italian: “Comune di Lubiana”
  • Italian: “Lubiana”
  • Latin: “Municipium urbanum Labaci”
  • Macedonian: “Градска општина Љубљана”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Ljubljana To͘-hōe Kong-siā”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ljubljana kommune”
  • Norwegian: “Ljubljana”
  • Persian: “شهرداری شهر لیوبلیانا”
  • Polish: “Gmina miejska Ljubljana”
  • Polish: “Gmina miejska Lublana”
  • Romanian: “Comuna urbană Ljubljana”
  • Russian: “Любляна”
  • Serbian: “Opština Ljubljana”
  • Serbian: “Општина Љубљана”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Ljubljana”
  • Slovak: “Ľubľana”
  • Slovenian: “Mestna občina Ljubljana”
  • Slovenian: “MOL”
  • Slovenian: “Občina Ljubljana”
  • Spanish: “Municipalidad de la Ciudad de Liubliana”
  • Spanish: “Municipio-ciudad de Liubliana”
  • Swedish: “Ljubljana stadskommun”
  • Tatar: “Любляна (община)”
  • Tatar: “Любляна”
  • Thai: “เทศบาลนครลูบลิยานา”
  • Turkish: “Ljubljana”
  • Ukrainian: “Любляна”
  • Welsh: “Bwrdeistref Ljubljana City”

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