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Slovenj Gradec

Southern Europe

Slovenj Gradec is a town in northern Slovenia and the center of the Urban Municipality of Slovenj Gradec. It lies in the Mislinja Valley at the eastern end of the Karawanks mountain range, about 45 kilometers west of Maribor and 65 kilometers northeast of Ljubljana. It is part of the historical Styria region and has belonged to the Carinthia Statistical Region since 2005.

Facts
Population
7249 1
Area (sq km)
173.7 1
Founding Year
1091 2
Founding Year
1091 2
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
413 1
Latitude
46.509345 degrees north 1
Longitude
15.079044 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 3
FAQs

Who granted Slovenj Gradec its civic deeds and when?

The Municipality of Slovenj Gradec history page says: "The authority over it was assumed by Duke Ulrich III, Spanheim of Carinthia, who granted civic deeds to Slovenj Gradec in 1267."
Sources
1. Slovenj Gradec (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 7,249 (2020)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 46.509345, longitude 15.079044
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 413 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 173.7 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 7249 (2020)
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2. Wikipedia (Slovenian): Slovenj Gradec
Wikipedia (Slovenian)
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1091
    Ime Gradec je bilo prvič omenjeno leta 1091, kot mesto leta 1267.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1091
    Ime Gradec je bilo prvič omenjeno leta 1091, kot mesto leta 1267.
  • Source text, founding-year: 1091
    Ime Gradec je bilo prvič omenjeno leta 1091, kot mesto leta 1267.
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3. GeoNames: Slovenj Gradec - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3190536
    46.51088 15.08377 P PPLA SI C2 7249 447 Europe/Ljubljana
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 447 m
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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 46.75, 15.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 46.75, 15.25
46.75 15.25 Cfb
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Slovenj Gradec (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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