SLOVENIAGeographical features

by Jasna DamjanHigh School of Economics Ljubljana

March 2015

National insignia

Mount Triglav, the highest peak - 2,864 m.

Brief history Declared independence from Yugoslavia

in 1991. Ten-DayWar. 2004 – NATO and EU 2007 – € 2010 - OECD

Geographical position

Neighbouring countries: Croatia, Hungary, Austria, Italy

In the heart of Europe

Country on the sunny side of Alps (old tourist slogan)

Statistics Area: 20.273 km2

Capital city: Ljubljana

Population: 2.001.114

Language: Slovene

Religion: Roman Catholic (82%)

LandscapeA legend says Slovenia was created accidentally.

the sea & the coast the lakesthe karstlittle Tuscanythe mountainsthe plains

Did you know that…

…the oldest wheel with an axle - approximately 5200 years old – was found in Ljubljana Marshes?

Did you know that…

…the oldest musical instrument was found in a cave in Slovenia?

… in Maribor, Slovenia's second-largest city, is home to the oldest vine in the world?

Did you know that…

…Slovenia is the third most forested country in Europe (more than 60%)?

…Slovenia is home to as many as 260 waterfalls?

Did you know that…

…Slovenia has one of the largest brown bear populations in Europe?

between 500-700

Did you know that… ... Slovenia is one of the countries with

the largest number of religious buildings per capita in Europe? There are almost 3,000 churches, chapels and religious monuments around Slovenia. 

Did you know that… ... the geographical and climatic variety

and diversity of Slovenia means that in a single day you can:

pick autumn fruits in the morning, bathe in the Adriatic in the afternoon, go night skiing in the evening? 

Did you know that…

... Slovenia has the tallest cliff on the Adriatic coast (80 metres)?

Did you know that… …Slovenia is among the

most biologically diverse countries in the world?

… that in Slovenia you can see the traces of real dinosaurs (around 200 million years old)?

Did you know that… …during the WWI the important front

line known as the Isonzo (Soča) Front ran across Slovene territory?

Did you know that… …Slovenia's War of Independence in

1991, (the Ten-Day War), was the first war in Europe since the Second World War?

Did you know that… ... the world's longest stone-arch

railway bridge is the Solkan Bridge?

The main arch has a span of 85 metres and the total length of the bridge is 219.7 metres. 

Did you know that… ... the canteen of the coal mine in 

Velenje, 160 metres below the surface, is the lowest-lying dining room in Europe? 15 metres long, 48 people at 12 tables. 

Did you know that… ... the tallest industrial chimney in Europe

is in Slovenia?

Did you know that…

... the Slovene Davo Karničar was the first man to ski down Mount Everest?

He was also the first man in the world to ski the highest peaks of all seven continents. 

Did you know that… ... some scenes from the film

Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian were filmed in the Soča Valley? 

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