Velenje is the sixth largest city in Slovenia and the seat of the Municipality of Velenje, in the traditional region of Styria, with a population of 25,617. The city grew around the Velenje Coal Mine, operating since 1875 and having produced over 260 million tons of coal, and was officially opened as a planned community on September 20, 1959, during the socialist period. Velenje is also known for holding the tallest statue of the Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito, standing about ten meters high.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude46.366667 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Velenje (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
+1889-00-00T00:00:00Z
P1082 (population)
population 25,235 (2023)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 46.366667, longitude 15.116667
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 400 m
P2046 (area)
area 12.6 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 25235 (2023)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Velenje - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3189075
46.35719 15.11277 P PPLA SI D7 24327 428 Europe/Ljubljana
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 428 m
View the Source 3. 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 46.25, 15.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 46.25, 15.25
46.25 15.25 Cfb
Velenje (Wikipedia)
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