Celje
Celje | |
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Town | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: The Princely Town (Slovene: Knežje mesto) | |
Celje Location of the city of Celje in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°14′09″N 15°16′03″E / 46.23583°N 15.26750°E | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Savinja |
| Municipality | Celje |
| Town rights | 11 April 1451 |
| Districts & local communities | List
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| Government | |
| • Mayor | Matija Kovač (Levica) |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.7 km2 (8.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 238 m (781 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 38,059 |
| • Density | 1,680/km2 (4,340/sq mi) |
| • Municipality | 49,628 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3000 |
| Area code | 03 |
| Vehicle registration | CE |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | www |
| Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002. | |
Celje (/ˈ(t)sɛljeɪ/ (T)SEL-yay; Slovene: [ˈtsɛ̀ːljɛ] ⓘ; German: Cilli [ˈtsɪli] ⓘ) is the third-largest city in Slovenia. It is a regional center of the traditional Slovenian region of Styria and the administrative seat of the City Municipality of Celje. The town is located below Upper Celje Castle at the confluence of the Savinja, Hudinja, Ložnica, and Voglajna rivers in the lower Savinja Valley, and at the crossing of the roads connecting Ljubljana, Maribor, Velenje, and the Central Sava Valley.