Ljubljana
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Ljubljana[lower-alpha 1] (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia,[14][15] located along a trade route between the northern Adriatic Sea and the Danube region,[16] north of the country's largest marsh, inhabited since prehistoric times. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center.
Ljubljana | |
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View of Ljubljana from Nebotičnik One of the dragons on the Dragon Bridge Ljubljanica with the Triple Bridge in the distance | |
Coordinates: 46°03′05″N 14°30′22″E | |
Country | Slovenia |
Municipality | City Municipality of Ljubljana |
Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
First mention | 1112–1125 |
Town privileges | 1220–1243 |
Roman Catholic diocese | 6 December 1461 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Zoran Janković (Zoran Janković List) |
Area | |
• Capital city | 165[1] km2 (64 sq mi) |
• Metro | 2,334 km2 (901 sq mi) |
Elevation | 295 m (968 ft) |
Population (2020)[2] | |
• Capital city | 295,504 |
• Density | 1,712/km2 (4,430/sq mi) |
• Metro | 537,893[3] |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 1000–1211, 1231, 1260, 1261[4] |
Area code | 01 (+386 1 if calling from abroad) |
Vehicle Registration | LJ |
Website | www |
Archbishop of Salzburg (1112–1555)
Habsburg Monarchy (1555–1804)
Austrian Empire (1804–1809)
Illyrian Provinces (1809–1814; capital)
Austrian Empire (1814–1867)
Austria-Hungary (1867–1918)
State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs (1918)
Kingdom of Yugoslavia[5] (1918–1941)
Kingdom of Italy (1941–1945; annexed)
Nazi Germany (1943–1945; de facto)
SFR Yugoslavia[6] (1945–1991)
Slovenia (1991–present; capital)
During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the area.[17] The city was first mentioned in the first half of the 12th century. It was the historical capital of Carniola,[18] one of the Slovene-inhabited parts of the Habsburg monarchy.[14] It was under Habsburg rule from the Middle Ages until the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918. After World War II, Ljubljana became the capital of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia, part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The city retained this status until Slovenia became independent in 1991 and Ljubljana became the capital of the newly formed state.[19]