Ljubljana | |
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Ceety | |
![]() Clockwise frae tap: Ljubljana Castle in the backgrund an Franciscan Kirk o the Annunciation in the foregrund; Veesitation o Mary Kirk on Rožnik Hill; Kazina Palace at Congress Squerr; view frae Ljubljana Castle taewart the north; Ljubljana Ceety Haw; Ljubljanica wi the Treeple Brig in distance. | |
Coordinates: 46°03′20″N 14°30′30″E / 46.05556°N 14.50833°ECoordinates: 46°03′20″N 14°30′30″E / 46.05556°N 14.50833°E | |
Kintra | ![]() |
Municipality | Ceety Municipality o Ljubljana |
First mention | 1112–1125 |
Toun richts | aroond 1220 |
Govrenment | |
• deputy mayor | Aleš Čerin (Zoran Janković List) |
Area | |
• Total | 163.8 km2 (63.2 sq mi) |
Elevation | centroid: 295 m (968 ft) |
Population (1 January 2011)[2] | |
• Total | ![]() |
• Density | 1662/km2 (4,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 1000 |
Area code(s) | 01 (1 if cawing frae abroad) |
Vehicle Registration | LJ |
Website | www.ljubljana.si |
Ljubljana (Slovene: [lʲubˈlʲana] ( listen); German: Laibach, Italian: Lubiana, Laitin: Labacum) is the caipital o Slovenie an its lairgest ceety. It is the centre o the Ceety Municipality o Ljubljana. It is locatit in the centre o the kintra in the Ljubljana Basin, an is a mid-sized ceety o some 270,000 inhabitants. Throughoot its history, it haes been influenced bi its geographic position at the crossroads o Germanic, Latin an Slavic culturs.
For centuries, Ljubljana wis the caipital o the historical region o Carniola,[3] an in the 20t century it became the cultural, scientific, economic, poleetical an administrative centre o Slovenie, independent since 1991. Its transport connections, concentration o industry, scientific an research institutions an cultural tradition are contributin factors tae its leadin position.