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Ilirska Bistrica

Southern Europe

Ilirska Bistrica is a town in the Inner Carniola region of southwestern Slovenia, serving as the administrative seat of the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica. Its name dates to the Austrian Empire period, when the surrounding area belonged to the Kingdom of Illyria between 1816 and 1849, with the adjective added to distinguish it from other towns of similar name in the region. The town recorded a population of 4,539 at the 2012 census.

Facts
Population
4323 1
Area (sq km)
480 1
Founding Year
1300 2
Founding Year
1300 2
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
172 1
Latitude
45.565132 degrees north 1
Longitude
14.24926 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 5
Sources
1. Ilirska Bistrica (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 4,323 (2020)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 45.565132, longitude 14.24926
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 172 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 480.0 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 4323 (2020)
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2. Wikipedia (Slovenian): Ilirska Bistrica
Wikipedia (Slovenian)
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1300
    Naselje Bistrica se v pisnih virih prvič omenja leta 1300.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1300
    Naselje Bistrica se v pisnih virih prvič omenja leta 1300.
  • Source text, founding-year: 1300
    Naselje Bistrica se v pisnih virih prvič omenja leta 1300.
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 45.5651,14.2493
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 407.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 45.75, 14.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 45.75, 14.25
45.75 14.25 Cfb
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5. GeoNames: Ilirska Bistrica - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3199131
Quote, cities500 record 3199131
45.56757 14.24571 P PPLA SI 38 4553 418 Europe/Ljubljana
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Ilirska Bistrica (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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