Slovenia (/sloʊˈviːniə, slə-/ sloh-VEE-nee-ə; Slovene: Slovenija [slɔˈʋèːnija]), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: (Full article...)
Slovenia first participated as an independent nation at the Olympic Games at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, and the country has sent athletes to compete at every Games since then. The Slovenian Olympic Committee was established in 1991 and was recognised by the International Olympic Committee on 5 February 1992.
Slovenian athletes first competed at the Olympics in Stockholm, at the 1912 Summer Olympics, as part of the Austrian team. There, Rudolf Cvetko became the first Slovene to win an Olympic medal, a silver in the men's team sabre. Then, until Slovenia's independence, they competed as part of Yugoslavia. Before the Second World War, all of the Olympic medals for the Kingdom of Yugoslavia were won by Slovene gymnasts (with the exception of Croatian Dragutin Ciotti who was a member of the bronze medal winning men's gymnastics all-around team at the 1928 Summer Olympics). Leon Štukelj was the most prominent pre-war athlete, winning three gold, one silver, and two bronze medals, and he is still the most decorated Slovenian Olympian. Among post-war Olympians, Miroslav Cerar won two gold and one bronze medals, also in gymnastics. All of Yugoslavia's Winter Olympic medals (three silver and one bronze) were won by Slovenians with the first being the silver medal of Jure Franko in alpine skiing, won at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, when Yugoslavia hosted the Games. (Full article...)Religions in Slovenia
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Rank | Name | Population | Traditional region | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 pop. | 2011 pop. | Percentage change | |||
1.
|
Ljubljana | 287,076
|
272,220
|
5.46%
|
Upper and Lower Carniola |
2.
|
Maribor | 96,209
|
95,171
|
1.09%
|
Styria |
3.
|
Kranj | 37,944
|
36,874
|
2.9%
|
Upper Carniola |
4.
|
Celje | 37,188
|
37,520
|
–0.88%
|
Styria |
5.
|
Koper | 26,100
|
24,996
|
4.42%
|
Slovene Littoral |
6.
|
Velenje | 25,235
|
25,456
|
–0.87%
|
Styria |
7.
|
Novo Mesto | 24,234
|
23,341
|
3.86%
|
Lower Carniola |
8.
|
Ptuj | 17,984
|
18,164
|
–0.99%
|
Styria |
9.
|
Kamnik | 13,800
|
13,644
|
1.14%
|
Upper Carniola |
10.
|
Jesenice | 13,702
|
13,440
|
1.95%
|
Upper Carniola |
11.
|
Trbovlje | 13,678
|
15,163
|
–9.79%
|
Styria |
12.
|
Domžale | 13,222
|
12,406
|
6.58%
|
Upper Carniola |
13.
|
Nova Gorica | 13,021
|
13,178
|
–1.19%
|
Slovene Littoral |
14.
|
Škofja Loka | 11,797
|
11,969
|
–1.44%
|
Upper Carniola |
15.
|
Izola | 11,566
|
11,223
|
3.06%
|
Slovene Littoral |
16.
|
Murska Sobota | 11,190
|
11,614
|
–3.65%
|
Prekmurje |
17.
|
Logatec | 10,211
|
8,942
|
14.19%
|
Inner Carniola |
18.
|
Postojna | 9,987
|
9,183
|
8.76%
|
Inner Carniola |
19.
|
Vrhnika | 8,969
|
8,413
|
6.60%
|
Inner Carniola |
20.
|
Slovenska Bistrica | 8,301
|
7,454
|
11.36%
|
Styria |
21.
|
Kočevje | 8,126
|
8,672
|
–6.29%
|
Lower Carniola |
22.
|
Grosuplje | 7,702
|
7,098
|
8.51%
|
Lower Carniola |
23.
|
Slovenj Gradec | 7,513
|
7,519
|
–0.08%
|
Styria |
24.
|
Mengeš | 7,207
|
6,112
|
17.92%
|
Upper Carniola |
25.
|
Ravne na Koroškem | 7,160
|
6,979
|
2.59%
|
Carinthia |
26.
|
Ajdovščina | 7,037
|
6,656
|
5.72%
|
Slovene Littoral |
27.
|
Brežice | 7,003
|
6,573
|
6.54%
|
Styria |
28.
|
Krško | 6,852
|
7,097
|
–3.45%
|
Lower Carniola |
29.
|
Litija | 6,688
|
6,467
|
3.42%
|
Upper Carniola |
30.
|
Sežana | 6,151
|
5,531
|
11.21%
|
Slovene Littoral |
31.
|
Radovljica | 6,099
|
5,940
|
2.68%
|
Upper Carniola |
32.
|
Zagorje ob Savi | 6,022
|
6,439
|
–6.47%
|
Upper Carniola |
33.
|
Idrija | 5,848
|
5,955
|
–1.79%
|
Slovene Littoral |
34.
|
Črnomelj | 5,426
|
5,776
|
–6.06%
|
Lower Carniola |
35.
|
Medvode | 5,390
|
5,178
|
4.09%
|
Upper Carniola |
36.
|
Bled | 5,240
|
5,181
|
1.14%
|
Upper Carniola |
37.
|
Rogaška Slatina | 5,220
|
5,111
|
2.13%
|
Styria |
38.
|
Slovenske Konjice | 5,152
|
4,869
|
5.81%
|
Styria |
39.
|
Šentjur | 5,017
|
4,762
|
5.35%
|
Styria |
40.
|
Žalec | 5,004
|
4,943
|
1.23%
|
Styria |
41.
|
Hrastnik | 4,829
|
5,621
|
–14.09%
|
Styria |
42.
|
Prevalje | 4,646
|
4,643
|
0.06%
|
Carinthia |
43.
|
Sevnica | 4,574
|
4,660
|
–1.85%
|
Styria |
44.
|
Ilirska Bistrica | 4,350
|
4,553
|
–4.46%
|
Inner Carniola |
45.
|
Ruše | 4,206
|
4,503
|
–6.60%
|
Styria |
46.
|
Cerknica | 4,131
|
3,928
|
5.17%
|
Inner Carniola |
47.
|
Trebnje | 3,892
|
3,477
|
11.93%
|
Lower Carniola |
48.
|
Tržič | 3,811
|
3,865
|
–1.40%
|
Upper Carniola |
49.
|
Piran | 3,787
|
4,192
|
–9.66%
|
Slovene Littoral |
50.
|
Ribnica | 3,704
|
3,604
|
2.77%
|
Lower Carniola |
51.
|
Šempeter pri Gorici | 3,622
|
3,760
|
–3.67%
|
Slovene Littoral |
52.
|
Žiri | 3,743
|
3,588
|
4.31%
|
Upper Carniola |
53.
|
Lenart v Slovenskih Goricah | 3,449
|
3,006
|
14.74%
|
Styria |
54.
|
Ljutomer | 3,244
|
3,460
|
–6.24%
|
Styria |
55.
|
Laško | 3,278
|
3,456
|
–5.15%
|
Styria |
56.
|
Metlika | 3,236
|
3,273
|
–1.13%
|
Lower Carniola |
57.
|
Tolmin | 3,228
|
3,534
|
–8.68%
|
Slovene Littoral |
58.
|
Gornja Radgona | 3,159
|
3,159
|
0.00%
|
Styria |
59.
|
Mežica | 3,127
|
3,254
|
–3.90%
|
Carinthia |
60.
|
Dravograd | 3,087
|
3,289
|
–6.14%
|
Carinthia |
61.
|
Zreče | 3,055
|
2,935
|
4.09%
|
Styria |
62.
|
Šoštanj | 2,971
|
2,880
|
3.16%
|
Styria |
63.
|
Železniki | 2,879
|
3,075
|
–6.37%
|
Upper Carniola |
64.
|
Lendava | 2,827
|
3,129
|
–9.65%
|
Prekmurje |
65.
|
Ormož | 1,986
|
2,174
|
–8.64%
|
Styria |
66.
|
Radeče | 1,926
|
2,168
|
–11.16%
|
Lower Carniola |
67.
|
Bovec | 1,539
|
1,631
|
–5.64%
|
Slovene Littoral |
68.
|
Višnja Gora | 1,139
|
1,000
|
13.90%
|
Lower Carniola |
69.
|
Kostanjevica na Krki | 688
|
695
|
–1.01%
|
Lower Carniola |
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