The 212 municipalities of Slovenia (as of 2012)
This is a list of the cities and largest municipalities in Slovenia , sorted alphabetically and by population.
By far the largest agglomeration in Slovenia is Ljubljana with a population of 491,407 (as of January 1, 2005). A quarter of the country's population is thus concentrated in the capital region.
The higher administrative units in Slovenia are the municipalities. These have been grouped into twelve regions by the government for statistical purposes .
According to the number of inhabitants
The following table contains the 30 largest municipalities (Slovenian občine , Sg. Občina ), 11 of which are cities (sl. Mesta , Sg. Mesto ). The population figures given reflect the results of the census results from 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2018 (March 31, respectively). The 2018 population figures relate to the municipality; the older figures only refer to the main town, i.e. without taking into account the partly extensive rural settlement areas in the municipalities. The table shows the region to which the municipality belongs.
Cities (bold) and largest municipalities in Slovenia
rank
Surname
Residents
Statistical region
Slovenian
German
1981 census
1991 census
2002 census
2018
census
1.
Ljubljana
Laibach
224.817
276.133
258.873
289,518
Osrednjeslovenska
2.
Maribor
Marburg
106.113
108.122
93,847
110,871
Podravska
3.
Kranj
Krainburg
33,520
37,318
35,587
55,950
Gorenjska
4th
Koper / Capodistria
Gafers
23,581
25,272
23,726
51,794
Obalno-kraška
5.
Celje
Cilli
33,033
41,279
37,834
49,377
Savinjska
6th
Novo mesto
Rudolfswerth
19,741
22,760
22,415
36,533
Jugovzhodna Slovenija
7th
Domžale
Cathedral shell
9,696
11,627
11,582
35,675
Osrednjeslovenska
8th.
Velenje
Wöllan
22,778
27,665
26,742
32,802
Savinjska
9.
Nova Gorica
New Gorizia
17,481
14,862
13,491
31,638
Goriška
10.
Kamnik
stone
8,331
9,600
12,197
29,487
Osrednjeslovenska
11.
Krško
Gurkfeld
6,341
7,000
6,994
25,833
Spodnjeposavska
12.
Slovenska Bistrica
Windischfeistritz
6,059
6,600
6,591
25,524
Podravska
13.
Brežice
Ran
3,776
6,800
6,510
24,086
Spodnjeposavska
14th
Ptuj
Pettau
11,775
11,466
18,339
23,162
Podravska
15th
Škofja Loka
Bischoflack
4,913
12,460
12,289
22,919
Gorenjska
16.
Žalec
Sachsenfeld
21,243
Savinjska
17th
Jesenice
Aßling
19,752
19,034
13,429
20,759
Gorenjska
18th
Grosuplje
Grosslupp
4,421
5,500
6,050
20,672
Osrednjeslovenska
19th
Ajdovščina
Passion
5,681
5,581
6,373
19,130
Goriška
20th
Šentjur
Sankt Georgen (near Cilli)
18,971
Savinjska
21st
Radovljica
Radmannsdorf
5,340
6,100
5,937
18,872
Gorenjska
22nd
Murska Sobota
Olsnitz
12,142
14,111
12,437
18,734
Pomurska
23.
Piran / Pirano
Pirian
17,643
Obalno-kraška
24.
Sevnica
Lichtenwald
17,446
Spodnjeposavska
25th
Vrhnika
Oberlaibach
6.361
7,000
7,520
16,978
Osrednjeslovenska
26th
Slovenj Gradec
Windischgrätz
5,679
6,700
7,712
16,525
Koroška
27.
Zagorje ob Savi
Seger on the Sawe
7.176
7,400
6,893
16,504
Zasavska
28.
Ivančna Gorica
Johannsbüchel
16,544
Osrednjeslovenska
29
Medvode
Intermediate watering
16,362
Osrednjeslovenska
30th
Trbovlje
Trifail
17.168
17,410
16,290
16.052
Zasavska
Alphabetical overview
Overview of the 212 municipalities ( občine ) in Slovenia.
Surname
Statistical region
Historic region
Slovenian
German
italian (hungarian)
Ajdovščina
Passion
Aidussina
Goriška
Slovenian coastal country
Ankaran
Hänkern
Ancarano
Obalno-kraška
Slovenian coastal country
Apače
Stall
-
Pomurska
Lower Styria
Beltinci
Altfellsdorf
( Belatinc )
Pomurska
Lower Styria
Benedict
Saint Benedict in the Windischen Büheln
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Bistrica ob Sotli
St. Peter near Koenigsberg
-
Posavska
Lower Styria
Bled
Field
Bleda
Gorenjska
Upper Carniola
Bloke
Parish village, also Oblag
Blocche
Primorsko-notranjska
Innerkrain
Bohinj
Week in
-
Gorenjska
Upper Carniola
Borovnica
Franzdorf
-
Osrednjeslovenska
Innerkrain
Bovec
Flitsch
Plezzo
Goriška
Slovenian coastal country
Braslovče
Fraßlau
-
Savinjska
Lower Styria
Brda
In the corners
Collio
Goriška
Slovenian coastal country
Brezovica
Bresowitz, older also Bernstein
Bresovizza
Osrednjeslovenska
Innerkrain
Brežice
Ran
-
Posavska
Lower Styria
Cankova
Kaltenbrunn
( Vashidegkút )
Pomurska
Übermurgebiet
Celje
Cilli
Cilli
Savinjska
Lower Styria
Cerklje na Gorenjskem
Zirklach in the Upper Carniola
-
Gorenjska
Upper Carniola
Cerknica
Zirknitz
Circonio
Primorsko-notranjska
Innerkrain
Cerkno
Kirchheim
Circhina
Goriška
Slovenian coastal country
Cerkvenjak
Kirchberg in the Windischen Büheln
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Circulans
Circulane
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Črenšovci
Cserfold
( Cserföld )
Pomurska
Übermurgebiet
Črna na Koroškem
Schwarzenbach
-
Koroška
Slovenska Koroška
Črnomelj
Tschernembl
Cernomegli
Southeast Slovenia
Weißkrain
Destrnik
Desternik
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Divača
Waatsche
Divaccia
Obalno-kraška
Slovenian coastal country
Dobje
-
-
Savinjska
Lower Styria
Dobrepolje
Gutenfeld
Dobrepoglie
Osrednjeslovenska
Lower skull
Dobrna
Neuhaus, Bad Neuhaus
-
Savinjska
Lower Styria
Dobrova-Polhov Gradec
Dobrawa-Billichgrätz
-
Osrednjeslovenska
Upper Carniola
Dobrovnik
Dobronack
( Dobronak )
Pomurska
Übermurgebiet
Dol pri Ljubljani
Lusttal
-
Osrednjeslovenska
Lower skull
Dolenjske Toplice
Töplitz
Terme Dolegna
Southeast Slovenia
Lower skull
Domžale
Domschale older also Domseldorf
-
Osrednjeslovenska
Upper Carniola
Dornava
Dornau
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Dravograd
Unterdrauburg
-
Koroška
Slovenska Koroška
Duplek
Täubling
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Gorenja vas-Poljane
Baiersdorf-Pölland
-
Gorenjska
Upper Carniola
Gorišnica
Sankt Margarethen in Gorischnitz
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Gorje
Göriach
-
Gorenjska
Upper Carniola
Gornja Radgona
Oberradkersburg
( Felsőregede )
Pomurska
Lower Styria
Gornji degree
Oberburg, Obernburg
-
Savinjska
Lower Styria
Gornji Petrovci
Petersberg
( Péterhegy )
Pomurska
Übermurgebiet
Degree
-
( Felsőlendva )
Pomurska
Übermurgebiet
Grosuplje
Grosslupp
-
Osrednjeslovenska
Lower skull
Hajdina
Haidin
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Hoče-Slivnica
Kötsch-Schleinitz
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Hodoš
Hodosch
(Hodos) Őrihodos
Pomurska
Übermurgebiet
Horjul
Baumkirch in the Upper Carniola
Oriulo
Osrednjeslovenska
Lower skull
Hrastnik
Eichtal
-
Zasavska
Lower Styria
Hrpelje-Kozina
Herpelle-Gossdorf also: Herpelje
Erpelle-Cosina
Obalno-kraška
Slovenian coastal country
Idrija
Idria
Idria
Goriška
Slovenian coastal country
Ig
Igglack
Iga di Lubiana
Osrednjeslovenska
Upper Carniola
Ilirska Bistrica
Illyrian Feistritz
Villa del Nevoso
Primorsko-notranjska
Slovenian coastal country
Ivančna Gorica
Johannsbüchel
-
Osrednjeslovenska
Lower skull
Izola
Isola
Isola
Obalno-kraška
Slovenian coastal country
Jesenice
Assling
-
Gorenjska
Upper Carniola
Jezersko
Zealand
-
Gorenjska
Slovenska Koroška
Juršinci
Jurschinzen or Georgendorf
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Kamnik
Stone in Carniola
-
Osrednjeslovenska
Upper Carniola
Canal ob Soči
Canal Castle
Canale d'Isonzo
Goriška
Slovenian coastal country
Kidričevo
-
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Kobarid
Good Friday
Caporetto
Goriška
Slovenian coastal country
Kobilje
-
( Kebeleszentmárton )
Pomurska
Übermurgebiet
Kočevje
Gottschee
Cocevie
Southeast Slovenia
Lower skull
Komen
Comein
Comeno
Obalno-kraška
Slovenian coastal country
Komenda
Coming Saint Peter
-
Osrednjeslovenska
Upper Carniola
Twill
Gafers
Capodistria
Obalno-kraška
Slovenian coastal country
Kostanjevica na Krki
Country road on the Gurk
-
Posavska
Lower skull
Kostel
Grafenwarth
-
Southeast Slovenia
Lower skull
Bunk
Drachenburg
-
Savinjska
Lower Styria
Kranj
Krainburg
-
Gorenjska
Upper Carniola
Kranjska Gora
Kronau
Monte Cragnisca
Gorenjska
Upper Carniola
Križevci
Kreuzdorf near Luttenberg
-
Pomurska
Lower Styria
Krško
Gurkfeld
-
Posavska
Lower Styria
Kungota
Saint Kunigund
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Kuzma
-
Kuzma
Prekmurje
Übermurgebiet
Laško
Tüffer , often also Markt Tüffer
-
Savinjska
Lower Styria
Lenart
Sankt Leonhard in the Windischen Büheln
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Lendava
Unterlimbach
(Lendva)
Pomurska
Übermurgebiet
Litija
Littai
-
Zasavska
Lower skull
Ljubljana
Laibach
Lubiana
Osrednjeslovenska
Upper Carniola
Ljubno
To run
-
Savinjska
Lower Styria
Ljutomer
Luttenberg
-
Pomurska
Lower Styria
Logatec
Loitsch
Longatico
Osrednjeslovenska
Innerkrain
Log Dragomer
Mansburg
Luogo-
Osrednjeslovenska
Upper Carniola
Loška Dolina
Laastal
-
Primorsko-notranjska
Slovenian coastal country
Loški Potok
Laserbach
Rio Loschi
Southeast Slovenia
Lower skull
Lovrenc na Pohorju
Sankt Lorenzen am Bachern
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Luče
Leutsch
-
Savinjska
Lower Styria
Lukovica
Wolfsbüchel or Lokwicz or Lukwicz
-
Osrednjeslovenska
Upper Carniola
Majšperk
Monsberg
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Macole
Maxau
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Maribor
Marburg on the Drau
Marburgo sulla Drava
Podravska
Lower Styria
Markovci
Saint Marxen
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Medvode
Between water
-
Osrednjeslovenska
Upper Carniola
Quantityš
Mannsburg
-
Osrednjeslovenska
Upper Carniola
Metlika
Möttling , previously Merling
-
Southeast Slovenia
Weißkrain
Mežica
Mießdorf
-
Koroška
Slovenska Koroška
Miklavž na Dravskem Polju
Saint Nikolai
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Miren-Kostanjevica
Schmitt box wood
Merna-Castagnevizza
Goriška
Slovenian coastal country
Mirna
Neudegg
-
Southeast Slovenia
Lower skull
Mirna Peč
Hönigstein
-
Southeast Slovenia
Lower skull
Mislinja
Failure
-
Koroška
Lower Styria
Mokronog-Trebelno
Wet foot
Mocronogo e Trebelno
Southeast Slovenia
Lower skull
Moravče
Moräutsch
-
Osrednjeslovenska
Upper Carniola
Moravske Toplice
-
( Alsómarác )
Pomurska
Übermurgebiet
Mozirje
Prassberg
-
Savinjska
Lower Styria
Murska Sobota
Olsnitz
( Muraszombat )
Pomurska
Übermurgebiet
Muta
Hohenmauthen
-
Koroška
Lower Styria
Naklo
Naklas
-
Gorenjska
Upper Carniola
Nazarje
Altenburg
-
Savinjska
Lower Styria
Nova Gorica
New Gorizia
Nova Gorica
Goriška
Slovenian coastal country
Novo mesto
Neustadtl, Neustädtel or Rudolfswerth
-
Southeast Slovenia
Lower skull
Odranci
-
( Adorjánfalva )
Pomurska
Übermurgebiet
Oplotnica
Oplotnitz
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Ormož
Friedau
( Ormosd )
Podravska
Lower Styria
Osilnica
Ossilnitz
-
Southeast Slovenia
Lower skull
Pesnica
Pössnitzhofen
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Piran
Pirian
Pirano
Obalno-kraška
Slovenian coastal country
Pivka
St. Peter in Carniola
San Pietro del Carso
Primorsko-notranjska
Slovenian coastal country
Podčetrtek
Windisch Landsberg
-
Savinjska
Lower Styria
Podlehnik
Lichtenegg
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Podvelka
Podwölling
-
Koroška
Lower Styria
Poljčane
Pöltschach
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Polzela
Healing stone
-
Savinjska
Lower Styria
Postojna
Adelsberg
Postumia
Primorsko-notranjska
Innerkrain
Prebold
Pragwald
-
Savinjska
Lower Styria
Preddvor
Höflein
-
Gorenjska
Upper Carniola
Prevalje
Prevali
-
Koroška
Slovenska Koroška
Ptuj
Pettau
( Potony )
Podravska
Lower Styria
Puconci
Putzendorf
( Battyánd )
Pomurska
Übermurgebiet
Rače-Fram
Kranichsfeld-Frauheim
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Radeče
Ratschach
-
Posavska
Lower skull
Radenci
Bad Radein
-
Pomurska
Lower Styria
Radlje ob Dravi
Mahrenberg ( Marenberg in Slovenian until 1952 )
-
Koroška
Lower Styria
Radovljica
Radmannsdorf
-
Gorenjska
Upper Carniola
Ravne na Koroškem
Gutenstein in Carinthia
-
Koroška
Slovenska Koroška
Razkrižje
-
( Ráckanizsa )
Pomurska
Lower Styria
Rečica ob Savinji
Rietz
-
Savinjska
Lower Styria
Renče-Vogrsko
Rentschach-Ungersbach
Ranziano-Voghersca
Goriška
Slovenian coastal country
Ribnica
Reifnitz
Ribenizza
Southeast Slovenia
Lower skull
Ribnica na Pohorju
Ripe on the Bachern
-
Koroška
Lower Styria
Rogaška Slatina
Rohitsch-Sauerbrunn
-
Savinjska
Lower Styria
Rogašovci
Tear
Szarvaslak
Pomurska
Übermurgebiet
Rogatec
Rohitsch in Styria
-
Savinjska
Lower Styria
Soot
Maria Rast
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Selnica ob Dravi
Zellnitz
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Semič
Semitsch
Semich
Southeast Slovenia
Weißkrain
Sevnica
Lichtenwald
-
Posavska
Lower Styria
Sežana
Zizan
Sesana
Obalno-kraška
Slovenian coastal country
Slovenj Gradec
Windischgraz
-
Koroška
Lower Styria
Slovenska Bistrica
Windisch-Feistritz
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Slovenske Konjice
Gonobitz
-
Savinjska
Lower Styria
Sodražica
Soderschitz
Soderscizza
Southeast Slovenia
Lower skull
Solčava
Sulzbach
-
Savinjska
Lower Styria
Središče ob Dravi
Polstrau
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Starše
Altendorf in Styria
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Straža
Oberstrascha
-
Southeast Slovenia
Lower skull
Sveta Ana
St. Anna; Kriechenberg
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Sveta Trojica v Slovenskih goricah
Holy Trinity in the Windischen Büheln
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Sveti Andraž v Slovenskih goricah
St. Andrä in the Windischen Büheln
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici
St. Georgen an der Stainz
-
Pomurska
Lower Styria
Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih goricah
Sankt Georg in the Windischen Büheln
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Sveti Tomaž
St. Thomas near Friedau
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Šalovci
Schabing
(Sal)
Pomurska
Übermurgebiet
Šempeter-Vrtojba
Saint Peter-Vertoyba
San Pietro-Vertoiba
Goriška
Slovenian coastal country
Šenčur
Sankt Georgen
-
Gorenjska
Upper Carniola
Šentilj
Sankt Egidi (also: Sankt Ilgen)
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Šentjernej
Sankt Barthlemä
San Bartolomeo
Southeast Slovenia
Lower skull
Šentjur pri Celju
Sankt Georgen near Cilli
-
Savinjska
Lower Styria
Šentrupert
Saint Ruprecht
San Ruperto
Southeast Slovenia
Lower skull
Škocjan
Saint Kanzian
-
Southeast Slovenia
Lower skull
Škofja Loka
Bischoflack , Bischofslack , 1941–1945: Laak an der Zaier
-
Gorenjska
Upper Carniola
Škofljica
Frauenberg near Laibach
-
Osrednjeslovenska
Lower skull
Šmarje pri Jelšah
St. Marein near Erlachstein
-
Savinjska
Lower Styria
Šmarješke Toplice
Töplitz
Santa Marietta
Southeast Slovenia
Lower skull
Smartno pri Litiji
St. Martin near Littai
-
Osrednjeslovenska
Lower skull
Šmartno ob Paki
St. Martin ad Pack
-
Savinjska
Lower Styria
Šoštanj
Schönstein
-
Savinjska
Lower Styria
Štore
-
-
Savinjska
Lower Styria
Tabor
Tbor
-
Savinjska
Lower Styria
Tišina
-
( Csendlak )
Pomurska
Übermurgebiet
Tolmin
Tolmein
Tolmino
Goriška
Slovenian coastal country
Trbovlje
Trifail
-
Zasavska
Lower Styria
Trebnje
To meet
Trebegne
Southeast Slovenia
Lower skull
Trnovska vas
Ternovetzdorf
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Trzin
Tersain
-
Osrednjeslovenska
Upper Carniola
Tržič
Neumarktl
-
Gorenjska
Upper Carniola
Turnišče
Thurnitz
( Bántornya )
Pomurska
Übermurgebiet
Velenje
Wöllan
-
Savinjska
Lower Styria
Velika Polana
-
( Nagypalina )
Pomurska
Übermurgebiet
Velike Lašče
-
-
Osrednjeslovenska
Lower skull
Veržej
Wernsee
-
Pomurska
Lower Styria
Videm
Saint Vitus
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Vipava
Wippach
Vipacco
Goriška
Slovenian coastal country
Vitanje
Weitenstein
-
Savinjska
Lower Styria
Vodice
Woditz , older also Gertrudswald
-
Osrednjeslovenska
Lower skull
Vojnik
Hochenegg
-
Savinjska
Lower Styria
Vransko
Franz
-
Savinjska
Lower Styria
Vrhnika
Oberlaibach
Nauporto
Osrednjeslovenska
Innerkrain
Vuzenica
Saldenhofen
-
Koroška
Lower Styria
Zagorje ob Savi
Seger on the sow
-
Zasavska
Lower Styria
Zavrč
Sauritsch
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Zreče
Rötschach near Gobonitz
-
Savinjska
Lower Styria
Žalec
Sachsenfeld
-
Savinjska
Lower Styria
Železniki
Eisner
-
Gorenjska
Upper Carniola
Žetale
Schiltern
-
Podravska
Lower Styria
Žiri
Sairach
-
Gorenjska
Upper Carniola
Žirovnica
Scheraunitz
-
Gorenjska
Upper Carniola
Žužemberk
Seisenberg
Saisembergo
Southeast Slovenia
Lower skull
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
↑ Population, detailed data by municipality, January 1, 2015 , accessed October 17, 2015
↑ The Ankaran municipality is the 212th municipality in Slovenia and was formed on June 9, 2011 by splitting off from the Koper municipality
↑ Homepage of the Ankaran municipality , accessed on July 24, 2014
↑ Decision of the slow. Constitutional Court of June 17, 2011 establishing the Ankaran Municipality . Slovenian, accessed July 24, 2014
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