Velenje Velenje

Velenje - Definition and Overview

Občina Velenje
Location of Velenje in Slovenia
Area: 83.5 km²
Population
 - males
 - females
33,331
16,659
16,672
Average age: 37.34 years
Residential areas:
 - households:
 - families:
25.45 m²/person
11,443
9,659
Working active:
 - unemployed:
16,950
1,983
Average salary (August 2003):
 - gross:
 - net:
 
230,459 SIT
147,868 SIT
Students: 1,340
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002.


Velenje is a municipality in Slovenia. Due to the lignite mining, the city was expanded especially after the World War II. After the death of Yugoslav president for life Tito it was renamed to Titovo Velenje in 1981, but the old name was returned to the city in 1991, shortly before Slovenia became independent.

Velenje is a headquarters of Gorenje, manufacter of white goods, and former home town of Jolanda Čeplak, Slovenian middle distance athlete and olympic bronze medalist.

In Velenje there is this great snack bar Mladost.

External links

  • Velenje.com (http://www.velenje.com/), Velenje.com portal, best in city; Forum, Local news, ads, police report, etc. (in Slovene)
  • Velenje (http://www.velenje.si/), official page of municipality (in Slovene)


Slovenia | Municipalities of Slovenia

City municipalities: Celje | Koper | Kranj | Ljubljana | Maribor | Murska Sobota

Nova Gorica | Novo mesto | Ptuj | Slovenj Gradec | Velenje


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