List of cities and towns in Slovenia

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]

List of all towns in Slovenia

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

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

References

^ T. H.; Barbara Štor (19 January 2021). "Slovenija dobila dve novi mesti, Zreče in Lenart" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Žagar, Katarina (October 2007). Lokalna samouprava: organizacija in funkcija [Local Self-Government: Organisation and Function] (PDF) (in Slovenian) (5th ed.). Administration Academy, Ministry of Public Administration. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26.
^ "Population - municipalities and settlements, Slovenia, yearly (in Slovenian)". SURS. Retrieved 15 June 2024.

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[1] T. H.; Barbara Štor (19 January 2021). "Slovenija dobila dve novi mesti, Zreče in Lenart" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

[Žagar-2] Žagar, Katarina (October 2007). Lokalna samouprava: organizacija in funkcija [Local Self-Government: Organisation and Function] (PDF) (in Slovenian) (5th ed.). Administration Academy, Ministry of Public Administration. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26.

[3] "Population - municipalities and settlements, Slovenia, yearly (in Slovenian)". SURS. Retrieved 15 June 2024.

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