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Encyclopedia > Velenje
Mestna 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 monthly salary (August 2003):
 - gross:
 - net:
 
230,459 SIT
147,868 SIT
College/university 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. Image File history File links Obcine_velenje. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The tolar has been the currency of Slovenia since October 1991. ... Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: Statistični urad Republike Slovenije, SURS) is independent Slovenian government institution, in charge for official statistical surveying. ... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Coal Coal is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by mining. ... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II... Official language Serbo-Croatian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovenian, Bosnian, Macedonian Capital Belgrade Largest city Belgrade Area (1991)  - Total  - % water Ranked xxst 255,804 km² Negligible Population  - Total (2004)  - Density Ranked xxth 20,522,972 80/km² Currency Yugoslav dinar Time zone  - in summer CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) National anthem... Portrait of Tito by Paja Jovanović Tito redirects here. ... During Josip Broz Tito presidency and in the years after his death in 1980, several places in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia were named or renamed in honor of him as part of the cult of personality. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Velenje is the headquarters of Gorenje, manufacter of white goods, and former home town of Jolanda Čeplak, Slovenian middle distance athlete and olympic bronze medalist. Categories: Wikipedia cleanup | Corporation stubs ... A major appliance is a large machine which accomplishes some routine housekeeping task, which includes purposes such as cooking, food preservation, or cleaning, whether in a household, institutional, commercial or industrial setting. ... Photo finish in Athens 2004 Jolanda Čeplak (pronounciation) (born Jolanda Steblovnik, September 12, 1976) is a Slovenian middle distance athlete. ... Middle distance track events are track races longer than sprints up to (and arguably including) 5000 meters. ... An athlete is a person who has above average physical skills (strength, agility, and endurance) and is thus suitable for physical activities, in particular, contests. ...


In Velenje there is this great snack bar Mladost.


In Velenje three (3) free Wi-fi networks are currently available to public: Velenje.com, Flop Computers and Coffee Shop Nova. You can connect and use the internet at any time. Wi-fi coverage map is available here: http://www.velenje.com/wi-fi.php


External links

  • Velenje.com, Velenje.com portal, best in city; Forum, Local news, ads, police report, etc. (in Slovene)
  • Velenje, official page of municipality (in Slovene)
 
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Urban municipalities: Celje | Koper | Kranj | Ljubljana | Maribor | Murska Sobota Motto: None Anthem: Zdravljica Capital Ljubljana Largest city Ljubljana Official language(s) Slovenian, Italian1, Hungarian1 Government Parliamentary republic President Prime Minister Janez DrnovÅ¡ek Janez JanÅ¡a Independence  â€¢ Declared  â€¢ Recognized From Yugoslavia June 25, 1991 1992 Accession to EU May 1, 2004 Area    - Total 20,273 km² (151st)   7,827... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovenia. ... Celje (German Cilli, Hungarian Cille) (46. ... Area: 311. ... Kranj (German: Krainburg) is the fourth largest city of Slovenia, approximately 20 km north west from Ljubljana with a population of 51,225 (2002). ... (help· info) (IPA: ) is the capital and largest city in Slovenia. ... Area: 147. ... Murska Sobota (Hungarian Muraszombat) is a town in northeastern Slovenia, located near the river Mura (hence the name) in the region of Prekmurje. ...

Nova Gorica | Novo Mesto | Ptuj | Slovenj Gradec | Velenje Area: 309. ... Novo mesto with Krka river Novo mesto is a municipality and town in the Republic of Slovenia. ... Area: 66. ... Area: 173. ...



 

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