According to the Local Self-Government Act of the Republic of Slovenia, a city is a larger urban settlement with more than 3,000 residents and differing from other settlements in its size, economical structure, population, population density and historical development.[1] A settlement acquires the status of a city through a decision of the Government of Slovenia. Till 2005, the decision was made by the National Assembly.[1]
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Cities in Slovenia, recognised as such by the National Assembly in 2000, are: Ajdovščina, Bled, Bovec, Brežice, Celje, Črnomelj, Domžale, Gornja Radgona, Hrastnik, Idrija, Ilirska Bistrica, Izola, Jesenice, Kamnik, Kocevje, Koper, Kostanjevica ob Krki, Kranj, Krško, Laško, Lendava, Litija, Ljubljana, Ljutomer, Maribor, Metlika, Murska Sobota, Nova Gorica, Novo Mesto, Ormož, Piran, Postojna, Ptuj, Radeče, Radovljica, Ravne na Koroškem, Sevnica, Sežana, Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenj Gradec, Slovenske Konjice, Škofja Loka, Šoštanj, Tolmin, Trbovlje, Tržič, Velenje, Višnja Gora, Vrhnika, Zagorje ob Savi, Žalec.[1]
Through a decision of the Government of Slovenia, the following settlement acquired the status of a city in January 2006: Cerknica, Dravograd, Grosuplje, Logatec, Medvode, Mengeš, Mežica, Prevalje, Ribnica, Rogaška Slatina, Ruše, Šempeter pri Gorici, Šentjur, Trebnje, Železniki, and Žiri.[1][2]
Numbers are based on the statistics from the Slovenian Ministry of Interior and refer to 1 January 2010.[3]
| City Name | City Population | |
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| 1 | Ljubljana | 248,836 |
| 2 | Maribor | 157,938 |
| 3 | Celje | 37,800 |
| 4 | Kranj | 36,800 |
| 5 | Velenje | 25,800 |
| 6 | Koper | 24,900 |
| 7 | Novo mesto | 23,200 |
| 8 | Ptuj | 18,200 |
| 9 | Trbovlje | 15,500 |
| 10 | Kamnik | 13,700 |
| 11 | Jesenice | 13,400 |
| 12 | Nova Gorica | 13,200 |
| 13 | Domžale | 12,400 |
| 14 | Škofja Loka | 12,000 |
| 15 | Murska Sobota | 11,700 |
| 16 | Izola | 11,300 |
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