List of cities and towns in Slovenia

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#1 Ljubljana Ljubljana made by Janez Kotar.jpg
#1 Ljubljana
#2 Maribor Maribor (15) (5468849812).jpg
#2 Maribor
#3 Kranj Kranj veduto Kranja fotomorgana 1.jpg
#3 Kranj
#4 Celje View of Celje (28189851435) (cropped).jpg
#4 Celje
#5 Koper BEAUTIFUL PANORAMIC KOPER, avtor Ubald Trnkoczy - Copy.jpg
#5 Koper
#6 Velenje Panorama Velenja 2010.jpg
#6 Velenje
#7 Novo mesto Novo mesto - letalski posnetek.jpg
#7 Novo mesto
#8 Ptuj View over city of Ptuj, Slovenia.JPG
#8 Ptuj
#9 Kamnik Kamnik 002 (6805804681).jpg
#9 Kamnik
#10 Jesenice Sunset over my home town Jesenice.jpg
#10 Jesenice

There are 69 towns in Slovenia. [1] According to the Local Self-Government Act of the Republic of Slovenia, a town is a larger urban settlement with more than 3,000 residents and differing from other settlements in its size, economical structure, population, population density and historical development. [2] A settlement acquires the status of town through a decision by the Government of Slovenia. [2] Until 2005, the decision was made by the National Assembly of Slovenia. [2]

Contents

List of all towns in Slovenia

Figures are based on the statistics from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. [3]

RankNamePopulationTraditional region
2024 pop.2011 pop.Percentage
change
1.
Blason ville si Ljubljana (Slovenie).svg
Ljubljana
288,382
272,220
Increase2.svg 5.94%
Upper and Lower Carniola
2.
Coat of arms of Maribor (2020).svg
Maribor
97,068
95,171
Increase2.svg 1.99%
Styria
3.
Coat of arms of Kranj, Slovenia.svg
Kranj
37,802
36,874
Increase2.svg 2.52%
Upper Carniola
4.
Coat of arms of Celje.svg
Celje
37,727
37,520
Increase2.svg 0.55%
Styria
5.
Coa Koper.grb.svg
Koper
26,305
24,996
Increase2.svg 5.24%
Slovene Littoral
6.
Coat of arms of Velenje.svg
Velenje
25,473
25,456
Increase2.svg 0.07%
Styria
7.
Coat of arms of Novo Mesto.svg
Novo Mesto
24,446
23,341
Increase2.svg 4.73%
Lower Carniola
8.
CoA of Ptuj.svg
Ptuj
18,274
18,164
Increase2.svg 0.61%
Styria
9.
Grb Kamnika.svg
Kamnik
13,807
13,644
Increase2.svg 1.19%
Upper Carniola
10.
Coat of arms of Jesenice.svg
Jesenice
13,778
13,440
Increase2.svg 2.51%
Upper Carniola
11.
Trbovlje.png
Trbovlje
13,742
15,163
Decrease2.svg –9.37%
Styria
12.
Domzale.png
Domžale
13,316
12,406
Increase2.svg 7.34%
Upper Carniola
13.
COA-Nova Gorica.svg
Nova Gorica
13,043
13,178
Decrease2.svg –1.02%
Slovene Littoral
14.
Coat of arm of Skofja Loka.png
Škofja Loka
11,887
11,969
Decrease2.svg –0.69%
Upper Carniola
15.
Coat of arms of Izola.svg
Izola
11,489
11,223
Increase2.svg 2.37%
Slovene Littoral
16.
Coat of arms of Murska Sobota.svg
Murska Sobota
11,075
11,614
Decrease2.svg –4.64%
Prekmurje
17.
Logatec.grb.png
Logatec
10,144
8,942
Increase2.svg 13.44%
Inner Carniola
18.
Coat of arms of Postojna.svg
Postojna
10,079
9,183
Increase2.svg 9.76%
Inner Carniola
19.
Vrhnika.png
Vrhnika
9,125
8,413
Increase2.svg 8.46%
Inner Carniola
20.
Slovenska Bistrica.png
Slovenska Bistrica
8,292
7,454
Increase2.svg 11.24%
Styria
21.
Coat of arms of Kocevje.svg
Kočevje
8,147
8,672
Decrease2.svg –6.05%
Lower Carniola
22.
Coat of arms of Grosuplje.png
Grosuplje
7,804
7,098
Increase2.svg 9.95%
Lower Carniola
23.
Slovenj Gradec grb.png
Slovenj Gradec
7,651
7,519
Increase2.svg 1.76%
Styria
24.
Coat of arms of Menges.png
Mengeš
7,253
6,112
Increase2.svg 18.67%
Upper Carniola
25.
Ravne na Koroskem.png
Ravne na Koroškem
7,183
6,979
Increase2.svg 2.93%
Carinthia
26.
Ajdovscina.png
Ajdovščina
7,072
6,656
Increase2.svg 6.25%
Slovene Littoral
27.
BreziceGRB.png
Brežice
6,961
6,573
Increase2.svg 5.9%
Styria
28.
Coat of arms of the City Municipality of Krsko.svg
Krško
6,884
7,097
Decrease2.svg –3%
Lower Carniola
29.
Coat of arms of Litija.png
Litija
6,710
6,467
Increase2.svg 3.76%
Upper Carniola
30.
Coat of Arms of Sezana.png
Sežana
6,146
5,531
Increase2.svg 11.12%
Slovene Littoral
31.
Coat of arms of Radovljica.png
Radovljica
6,099
5,940
Increase2.svg 2.68%
Upper Carniola
32.
Coat of arms of Zagorje ob Savi.png
Zagorje ob Savi
6,037
6,439
Decrease2.svg –6.24%
Upper Carniola
33.
Coat of arms of Idrija.svg
Idrija
5,793
5,955
Decrease2.svg –2.72%
Slovene Littoral
34.
Coat of arms of Crnomelj (since 2021).svg
Črnomelj
5,473
5,776
Decrease2.svg –5.25%
Lower Carniola
35.
Coat of arms of Medvode.svg
Medvode
5,343
5,178
Increase2.svg 3.19%
Upper Carniola
36.
Slovenske Konjice grb.gif
Slovenske Konjice
5,233
4,869
Increase2.svg 7.48%
Styria
37.
Coat of arms of Bled.svg
Bled
5,202
5,181
Increase2.svg 0.41%
Upper Carniola
38.
Rogaska Slatina.png
Rogaška Slatina
5,177
5,111
Increase2.svg 1.29%
Styria
39.
Obcina Zalec grb.gif Žalec
5,082
4,943
Increase2.svg 2.81%
Styria
40.
Sentjur pri Celju.png Šentjur
5,007
4,762
Increase2.svg 5.14%
Styria
41.
Coat of arm of Hrastnik.png Hrastnik
4,794
5,621
Decrease2.svg –14.71%
Styria
42.
Coat of arms of Sevnica.svg Sevnica
4,591
4,660
Decrease2.svg –1.48%
Styria
43.
COA-Prevalje.gif Prevalje
4,590
4,643
Decrease2.svg –1.14%
Carinthia
44.
COA-Ilirska Bistrica.gif Ilirska Bistrica
4,352
4,553
Decrease2.svg –4.41%
Inner Carniola
45.
Coat of arms of Ruse.svg Ruše
4,233
4,503
Decrease2.svg –6%
Styria
46.
Coat of arms of Cerknica.svg Cerknica
4,132
3,928
Increase2.svg 5.19%
Inner Carniola
47.
Grb Obcine Trebnje.jpg Trebnje
3,938
3,477
Increase2.svg 13.26%
Lower Carniola
48.
Coat of arm of Trzic.png Tržič
3,821
3,865
Decrease2.svg –1.14%
Upper Carniola
49.
Coat of arm of Ziri.png Žiri
3,736
3,588
Increase2.svg 4.12%
Upper Carniola
50.
Coat of arms of Ribnica (golden border).svg Ribnica
3,725
3,604
Increase2.svg 3.36%
Lower Carniola
51.
Coat of arms of Piran.png Piran
3,671
4,192
Decrease2.svg –12.43%
Slovene Littoral
52.
Sempeter-Vrtojba.png Šempeter pri Gorici
3,634
3,760
Decrease2.svg –3.35%
Slovene Littoral
53.
Coat of arms of Lenart.png Lenart v Slovenskih Goricah
3,436
3,006
Increase2.svg 14.3%
Styria
54.
Coat of arms of Lasko.png Laško
3,328
3,456
Decrease2.svg –3.7%
Styria
55.
Ljutomer grb.png Ljutomer
3,256
3,460
Decrease2.svg –5.9%
Styria
56.
Coat of arms of Metlika.png Metlika
3,212
3,273
Decrease2.svg –1.86%
Lower Carniola
57.
COA-Tolmin.gif Tolmin
3,196
3,534
Decrease2.svg –9.56%
Slovene Littoral
58.
Coat of arms of Gornja Radgona.svg Gornja Radgona
3,144
3,159
Decrease2.svg –0.47%
Styria
59.
Mezica.png Mežica
3,120
3,254
Decrease2.svg –4.12%
Carinthia
60.
Zrece.png Zreče
3,063
2,935
Increase2.svg 4.36%
Styria
61.
Sostanj.png Šoštanj
3,052
2,880
Increase2.svg 5.97%
Styria
62.
Dravograd.png Dravograd
3,051
3,289
Decrease2.svg –7.24%
Carinthia
63.
Coat of arm of Zelezniki.png Železniki
2,906
3,075
Decrease2.svg –5.5%
Upper Carniola
64.
Lendava.grb.png Lendava
2,818
3,129
Decrease2.svg –9.94%
Prekmurje
65.
Coat of arms of Radece.svg Radeče
1,937
2,168
Decrease2.svg –10.66%
Lower Carniola
66.
Ormoz.png Ormož
1,923
2,174
Decrease2.svg –11.55%
Styria
67.
Coat of arms of Bovec.png Bovec
1,554
1,631
Decrease2.svg –4.72%
Slovene Littoral
68.
Coat of arms of Visnja Gora.svg Višnja Gora
1,192
1,000
Increase2.svg 19.2%
Lower Carniola
69.
Coat of arm of Kostanjevica na Krki.png Kostanjevica na Krki
698
695
Increase2.svg 0.43%
Lower Carniola

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