Ljubljana

Ljubljana (Slovene: [lʲubˈlʲana] ( listen); German: Laibach, Italian: Lubiana, Laitin: Labacum) is the caipital o Slovenie an its lairgest city. It is the centre o the City Municipality o Ljubljana. It is locatit in the centre o the kintra in the Ljubljana Basin, an is a city o aroond 270,000 inhabitants. Throu its history, it haes been influenced bi its geographic location at the crossroads o Germanic, Latin an Slavic culturs.

Ljubljana
Ceety
Clockwise frae tap: Ljubljana Castle in the backgrund an Franciscan Kirk o the Annunciation in the foregrund; Veesitation o Mary Kirk on Rožnik Hill; Kazina Palace at Congress Squerr; view frae Ljubljana Castle taewart the north; Ljubljana Ceety Haw; Ljubljanica wi the Treeple Brig in distance.
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Ljubljana
Coordinates: 46°03′20″N 14°30′30″E
Kintra	Slovenie
Municipality	Ceety Municipality o Ljubljana
First mention	1112–1125
Toun richts	aroond 1220
Govrenment
• deputy mayor	Aleš Čerin (Zoran Janković List)
Area
• Total	163.8 km2 (63.2 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	centroid: 295 m (968 ft)
Population  (1 January 2011)[2]
• Total	272,220
• Density	1662/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	1000
Area code(s)	01 (1 if cawing frae abroad)
Vehicle Registration	LJ
Website	www.ljubljana.si

For centuries, Ljubljana wis the caipital o the historical region o Carniola,^[3] an in the 20t century it becam the cultural, scientific, economic, political an administrative centre o Slovenie, independent since 1991. Its transport connections, concentration o industry, scientific an research institutions an cultural tradition are contributin factors tae its foremaist position.

Internaitional relations

Twin touns — Sister ceeties

Ljubljana is twinned wi:^[4]

Athens, Greece, (since 2000) Belgrade, Serbie, (since 2010)[5] Bratislava, Slovakie, (since 1967)[6] Brussels, Belgium, (since 2004) Chemnitz, Germany, (since 1966) Chengdu, Cheenae, (since 1981) Cleveland, Unitit States Leverkusen, Germany, (since 1979)

Graz, Austria, (since 2001)* Moscow, Roushie, (since 2000) Moscow Region, Roushie, (since 2001) Parma, Italy, (since 1964) Pesaro, Italy, (since 1964) Ploče, Croatie, (since 1982) Rijeka, Croatie, (since 1979) Ballymena, UK, (since 2010) Sarajevo, Bosnie an Herzegovinae, (since 2002)[7]

Skopje, Macedonie, (since 2007)[8] Sousse, Tunisie, (since 1969) Tbilisi, Georgie, (since 1977)[9] Vienna, Austrick, (since 1999) Wiesbaden, Germany, (since 1977) Cebu Ceety, Philippines Zagreb, Croatie, (since 2001)[10]