Ljubljana : Ask Biography

Administration

Full name

Ljubljana

Settlement type

City

Country

Slovenia Slovenia

First mention

1112 � 1125

City rights

around 1220

Government

Mayor of the City Municipality of Ljubljana

Zoran Janković

Geography

Total Area

63.2 sq mi (163.8 km2)

Elevation

968 ft (295 m)

Demography

Total Population

(+) 272,220 (1 January 2011)

Density (pop.)

1662/km² (4304.6/sq mi)

Other information

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

- Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

1000

Area code

01 (1 if calling from abroad)

Vehicle Registration

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Ljubljana (-sllʲubˈlʲanalangLjubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants. Throughout its history, it has been influenced by its geographic position at the crossroads of the Slavic world with the Germanic and Latin cultures.

For centuries, Ljubljana was the capital of the historical region of Carniola, and in the 20th century it became the cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative centre of Slovenia, independent since 1991. Its transport connections, concentration of industry, scientific and research institutions and cultural tradition are contributing factors to its leading position.