History of Ljubljana
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Clockwise from top: Ljubljana Castle in the background and Franciscan Church of the Annunciation in the foreground; Visitation of Mary Church on Rožnik Hill; Kazina Palace at Congress Square; view from Ljubljana Castle towards the north; Ljubljana City Hall; Ljubljanica with the Triple Bridge in distance.
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 Ljubljana
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| Coordinates: 46°03′20″N 14°30′30″E / 46.05556°N 14.50833°ECoordinates: 46°03′20″N 14°30′30″E / 46.05556°N 14.50833°E | |||
| Country | Slovenia | ||
| Municipality | City Municipality of Ljubljana | ||
| First mention | 1112–1125 | ||
| Town privileges | 1220–1243 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Zoran Janković (PS) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Capital City | 163.8 km2 (63.2 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 295 m (968 ft) | ||
| Population (2016) | |||
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 279,756 |
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| • Density | 1,708/km2 (4,420/sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 537,712 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal codes | 1000—1211, 1231, 1260, 1261 | ||
| Area code(s) | 01 (1 if calling from abroad) | ||
| Vehicle Registration | LJ | ||
| Website | www.ljubljana.si | ||
Ljubljana (Slovene: [ljuˈbljàːna] (
listen),locally also: [luˈblàːna]; also known by other, historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It has been the cultural, educational, economic, political, and administrative center of independent Slovenia since 1991. Its central geographic location within Slovenia, transport connections, concentration of industry, scientific and research institutions, and cultural tradition are contributing factors to its leading position.
During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the area. Ljubljana itself was first mentioned in the first half of the 12th century. It was under Habsburg rule from the Middle Ages until the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918. Situated at the middle of a trade route between the northern Adriatic Sea and the Danube region, it was the historical capital of Carniola, a Slovene-inhabited part of the Habsburg Monarchy.
The origin of name of the city, Ljubljana, is unclear. In the Middle Ages, both the river and the town were also known by the German name Laibach. This name was in official use as an endonym until 1918, and it remains frequent as a German exonym, both in common speech and official use. ) The city is alternatively named Lublana in many English language documents. The city is called in Silesian, in Italian, in Latin: Labacum and anciently Aemona.
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