Trbovlje
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| Basic data | |||
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| Country |
 Slovenia
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| Historic region | Lower Styria / Štajerska | ||
| Statistical region | Zasavska (Upper Sava Region) | ||
| Coordinates | 46 ° 9 ' N , 15 ° 3' E | ||
| surface | 57.8 km² | ||
| Residents | 13,718 (2019) | ||
| Population density | 237 inhabitants per km² | ||
| License Plate | LJ | ||
| Structure and administration (status: 2014) | |||
| Mayor : | Jasna Gabrič | ||
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Trbovlje ( German Trifail ) is a city in central Slovenia with 18,406 inhabitants (2002).
history
On January 19, 1917, a mail train between Trbovlje and Zagorje was hit by a landslide. 40 people died in the railway accident .
Economy and Infrastructure
The city is on the Spielfeld-Straß-Trieste Centrale railway line .
In the vicinity of Trbovlje there is a coal-fired power plant, the chimney of which is the highest in Europe at 360 m. The power plant was closed at the end of 2014.
Attractions
There are two medieval churches in the center of the city as well as historic miners' settlements that were built by Germans and Austrians over 100 years ago.
There is a weekly market in the picturesque city center.
politics
Jasna Gabrič has been the city's mayor since 2014 and was re-elected with a large majority in 2018.
Districts of the entire municipality
- Čebine, (German Saint Magdalena )
- Čeče, (German Saint Mark )
- Dobovec, (German Dobovetz )
- Gabrsko, (German Puchsen , also sockets )
- Klek, (German Chleck , also Klek )
- Ključevica, (Eng. Schlüssenberg )
- Knezdol, (German Fürstenthal , also Grafensthal )
- Ojstro, (dt. Orter )
- Ostenk, (dt. Ostenk )
- Planinska vas, (German Planinadorf near Trifail )
- Prapreče, ( Eng . Prapreth )
- Retje nad Trbovljami, ( Eng . Rethie , also Rettie )
- Sveta Planina, (German albums )
- Škofja Riža,
- Trbovlje, (German Trifail , also Triefel )
- Vrhe, (German Verche )
- Završje, (dt. Sauersche )
- Župa, (German Schupe )
sons and daughters of the town
- Stojan Batič (1925–2015), sculptor
- Tanja Ribič (* 1968), singer and actress
- Marko Tušek (* 1975), basketball player
- Klemen Lavrič (* 1981), football player
- Gregor Brvar (* 1983), biathlete
- Primož Prošt (* 1983), handball player
- Mišo Brečko (* 1984), football player
- Miran Burgić (* 1984), football player
- Andraž Pograjc (* 1991), ski jumper
- Katja Požun (* 1993), ski jumper
The well-known Slovenian music group Laibach comes from Trbovlje .
