List of cities and towns in Slovenia

There are 69 towns in Slovenia.^[1] According to the Local Self-Government Act of the Republic of Slovenia, a town 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.^[2] A settlement acquires the status of town through a decision by the Government of Slovenia.^[2] Until 2005, the decision was made by the National Assembly of Slovenia.^[2]

Ljubljana

Map of cities in Slovenia with more than 10.000 inhabitants:

Population <100.000

Population 20.000-99.999

Population 10.000-19.999

List of all towns in Slovenia

Figures are based on the statistics from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia.^[3] Cities in bold are centres of urban municipalities.

Rank	Name	Population			Traditional region
Rank	Name	2026 pop.	2011 pop.	Percentage change	Traditional region
1.	Ljubljana	293,244	272,220	7.44%	Upper and Lower Carniola
2.	Maribor	98,097	95,171	3.03%	Styria
3.	Celje	38,175	37,520	1.73%	Styria
4.	Kranj	38,089	36,874	3.24%	Upper Carniola
5.	Koper	26,579	24,996	6.14%	Slovene Littoral
6.	Velenje	25,617	25,456	0.63%	Styria
7.	Novo Mesto	24,741	23,341	5.82%	Lower Carniola
8.	Ptuj	18,247	18,164	0.46%	Styria
9.	Kamnik	13,745	13,644	0.74%	Upper Carniola
10.	Jesenice	13,740	13,440	2.21%	Upper Carniola
11.	Trbovlje	13,665	15,163	–10.39%	Styria
12.	Domžale	13,326	12,406	7.15%	Upper Carniola
13.	Nova Gorica	12,950	13,178	–1.75%	Slovene Littoral
14.	Škofja Loka	11,743	11,969	–1.91%	Upper Carniola
15.	Izola	11,424	11,223	1.78%	Slovene Littoral
16.	Murska Sobota	10,859	11,614	–6.72%	Prekmurje
17.	Logatec	10,107	8,942	12.23%	Inner Carniola
18.	Postojna	10,043	9,183	8.95%	Inner Carniola
19.	Vrhnika	9,178	8,413	8.7%	Inner Carniola
20.	Slovenska Bistrica	8,435	7,454	12.35%	Styria
21.	Kočevje	8,008	8,672	–7.96%	Lower Carniola
22.	Grosuplje	7,866	7,098	10.26%	Lower Carniola
23.	Slovenj Gradec	7,746	7,519	2.97%	Styria
24.	Mengeš	7,336	6,112	18.2%	Upper Carniola
25.	Ajdovščina	7,247	6,656	8.5%	Slovene Littoral
26.	Ravne na Koroškem	7,157	6,979	2.52%	Carinthia
27.	Krško	6,934	7,097	–2.32%	Lower Carniola
27.	Brežice	6,934	6,573	5.35%	Styria
29.	Litija	6,732	6,467	4.02%	Upper Carniola
30.	Sežana	6,173	5,531	10.97%	Slovene Littoral
31.	Radovljica	6,077	5,940	2.28%	Upper Carniola
32.	Zagorje ob Savi	5,995	6,439	–7.03%	Upper Carniola
33.	Idrija	5,701	5,955	–4.36%	Slovene Littoral
34.	Medvode	5,451	5,178	5.14%	Upper Carniola
35.	Črnomelj	5,432	5,776	–6.14%	Lower Carniola
36.	Rogaška Slatina	5,256	5,111	2.8%	Styria
37.	Slovenske Konjice	5,242	4,869	7.38%	Styria
38.	Bled	5,155	5,181	–0.5%	Upper Carniola
39.	Šentjur	5,107	4,762	6.99%	Styria
40.	Žalec	5,096	4,943	3.05%	Styria
41.	Hrastnik	4,667	5,621	–18.55%	Styria
42.	Sevnica	4,555	4,660	–2.28%	Styria
43.	Prevalje	4,550	4,643	–2.02%	Carinthia
44.	Ilirska Bistrica	4,291	4,553	–5.29%	Inner Carniola
45.	Ruše	4,199	4,503	–6.99%	Styria
46.	Cerknica	4,124	3,928	4.87%	Inner Carniola
47.	Trebnje	3,901	3,477	11.49%	Lower Carniola
48.	Žiri	3,820	3,588	6.26%	Upper Carniola
49.	Ribnica	3,780	3,604	4.77%	Lower Carniola
50.	Tržič	3,772	3,865	–2.44%	Upper Carniola
51.	Šempeter pri Gorici	3,685	3,760	–2.01%	Slovene Littoral
52.	Piran	3,678	4,192	–13.06%	Slovene Littoral
53.	Lenart v Slovenskih Goricah	3,568	3,006	17.1%	Styria
54.	Laško	3,340	3,456	–3.41%	Styria
55.	Metlika	3,246	3,273	–0.83%	Lower Carniola
56.	Ljutomer	3,219	3,460	–7.22%	Styria
57.	Gornja Radgona	3,179	3,159	0.63%	Styria
58.	Dravograd	3,120	3,289	–5.27%	Carinthia
59.	Mežica	3,093	3,254	–5.07%	Carinthia
60.	Zreče	3,087	2,935	5.05%	Styria
61.	Tolmin	3,086	3,534	–13.53%	Slovene Littoral
62.	Šoštanj	3,078	2,880	6.65%	Styria
63.	Železniki	2,856	3,075	–7.38%	Upper Carniola
64.	Lendava	2,826	3,129	–10.18%	Prekmurje
65.	Ormož	1,956	2,174	–10.56%	Styria
65.	Radeče	1,914	2,168	–12.45%	Lower Carniola
67.	Bovec	1,520	1,631	–7.05%	Slovene Littoral
68.	Višnja Gora	1,182	1,000	16.68%	Lower Carniola
69.	Kostanjevica na Krki	703	695	1.15%	Lower Carniola

References

↑ T. H.; Barbara Štor (19 January 2021). "Slovenija dobila dve novi mesti, Zreče in Lenart" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
1 2 3 Žagar, Katarina (October 2007). Lokalna samouprava: organizacija in funkcija [Local Self-Government: Organisation and Function] (PDF) (in Slovenian) (5th ed.). Administration Academy, Ministry of Public Administration. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26.
↑ "Population - municipalities and settlements, Slovenia, yearly (in Slovenian)". SURS. Retrieved 11 June 2026.

External links

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[1] T. H.; Barbara Štor (19 January 2021). "Slovenija dobila dve novi mesti, Zreče in Lenart" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

[Žagar-2] 1 2 3 Žagar, Katarina (October 2007). Lokalna samouprava: organizacija in funkcija [Local Self-Government: Organisation and Function] (PDF) (in Slovenian) (5th ed.). Administration Academy, Ministry of Public Administration. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26.

[3] "Population - municipalities and settlements, Slovenia, yearly (in Slovenian)". SURS. Retrieved 11 June 2026.

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