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Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, and Croatia to the south and southeast; its southwestern boundary consists of a 46.6-kilometre (29.0 mi) coastline on the Adriatic Sea. The country is mostly mountainous and forested, covering 20,271 square kilometres (7,827 sq mi), with a population of approximately 2.1 million people. Slovene is the official language. Slovenia has a predominantly temperate continental climate, with the exception of the Slovene Littoral and the Julian Alps. Ljubljana, the capital and largest city, is geographically situated near the centre of the country. Other larger urban centers include Maribor, Ptuj, Kranj, Celje, Koper, Novo Mesto, Velenje, Nova Gorica, Sežana, Murska Sobota, and Jesenice.

The region has a long history of settlement. The Proto-Illyrian tribes settled the area during the Early Bronze Age, stretching from present-day Albania to the city of Trieste, while the Slavic tribes (the ancestors of the modern Slovenes) arrived in the 5th century AD. The present day territory has been part of many different states, including the Roman Empire, the Western Roman Empire, the Carolingian Empire, the Holy Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Republic of Venice, the Habsburg Empire, Napoleonic France, the Austrian Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. (Full article...)

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Olms in Postojna Cave, Slovenia

The olm (German: [ɔlm] ^ⓘ) or proteus (Proteus anguinus) is an aquatic salamander which is the only species in the genus Proteus of the family Proteidae and the only exclusively cave-dwelling chordate species found in Europe; the family's other extant genus is Necturus. In contrast to most amphibians, it is entirely aquatic; eating, sleeping, and breeding underwater. Living in caves found in the Dinaric Alps, it is endemic to the waters that flow underground through the extensive limestone bedrock of the karst of Central and Southeastern Europe in the basin of the Soča River (Italian: Isonzo) near Trieste, Italy, southern Slovenia, southwestern Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Introduced populations are found near Vicenza, Italy, and Kranj, Slovenia. It was first mentioned in 1689 by the local naturalist Valvasor in his Glory of the Duchy of Carniola, who reported that, after heavy rains, the olms were washed up from the underground waters and were believed by local people to be a cave dragon's offspring.

This cave salamander is most notable for its adaptations to a life of complete darkness in its underground habitat. The olm's eyes are undeveloped, leaving it blind, while its other senses, particularly those of smell and hearing, are acutely developed. Most populations also lack any pigmentation in their skin. The olm has three toes on its forelimbs, but only two toes on its hind feet. It exhibits neoteny, retaining larval characteristics such as external gills into adulthood, like some American amphibians, the axolotl and the mudpuppies (Necturus). (Full article...)

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The following are images from various Slovenia-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1Triglav, the highest peak (from Tourism in Slovenia)
Image 2The Ottoman army battling the Habsburgs in present-day Slovenia during the Great Turkish War. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 3The sculpture of the poet Valentin Vodnik (1758–1819) was created by Alojz Gangl in 1889 as part of Vodnik Monument, the first Slovene national monument. (from Culture of Slovenia)
Image 4Map of Slovenia with ancient Roman provinces and cities (as of 100 A.D.) in green and present-day frontiers in grey. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 5Praetorian Palace in the 19th century (from Culture of Slovenia)
Image 6Gold appliqués, Urnfield culture, c. 1200 BC. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 7Janez Janša (from History of Slovenia)
Image 8The proclamation of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs at Congress Square in Ljubljana on 20 October 1918 (from History of Slovenia)
Image 9Traditional clothing and headgear of folk group in Kranj (from Culture of Slovenia)
Image 10Postojna Cave (from Tourism in Slovenia)
Image 11Danilo Türk (from History of Slovenia)
Image 12The installation of the Dukes in Carinthia, carried out in an ancient ritual in Slovene until 1414. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 13Alpine Slavs in 631 in Samo's realm. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 14Socialist Republic of Slovenia within the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (from History of Slovenia)
Image 15The Freising Manuscripts, dating from the 10th century A.D., most probably written in upper Carinthia, are the oldest surviving documents in Slovene. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 16The Sower (1907), by the Impressionist painter and musician Ivan Grohar, became a metaphor for the Slovenes and was a reflection of the transition from a rural to an urban culture. (from Culture of Slovenia)
Image 17Piran, a coast town (from Tourism in Slovenia)
Image 18The annexed western quarter of Slovene ethnic territory, and approximately 327,000 out of the total population of 1.3 million Slovenes, were subjected to forced Fascist Italianization. On the map of present-day Slovenia with its traditional regions' boundaries. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 19Slovenian Territorial Defense Units counterattacking a Yugoslav People's Army tank which entered Slovenia during the Ten-Day War, 1991 (from History of Slovenia)
Image 20Members of the Catholic Orel association in Lower Carniola before World War One (from History of Slovenia)
Image 21Peter Kosler's map of the Slovene Lands, designed during the Spring of Nations in 1848, became the symbol of the quest for a United Slovenia. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 22Folk musician Lojze Slak (from Culture of Slovenia)
Image 23Bronze breastplate, Hallstatt culture, 600 BC (from History of Slovenia)
Image 24Painting of Mount Triglav by Markus Pernhart, a Carinthian Slovene artist. In the Romantic era, Triglav became one of the symbols of Slovene identity. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 25The execution of Matija Gubec, leader of the Croatian–Slovene Peasant Revolt, in 1573. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 26Slovenian dancers at the National Gallery in 2019 (from Culture of Slovenia)
Image 27Janez Drnovšek, Prime Minister of Slovenia between 1992 and 2002, and president of Slovenia between 2002 and 2007 (from History of Slovenia)
Image 28Milan Kučan (from History of Slovenia)
Image 29The Battles of the Isonzo took place mostly in rugged mountainous areas above the Soča River. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 30Vače Situla, Hallstatt culture, 5th century BC (from History of Slovenia)
Image 31Lake Bled (from Tourism in Slovenia)
Image 32Planica (from Tourism in Slovenia)
Image 33The Solkan Bridge, built in 1906 (from History of Slovenia)
Image 34Part of a late 19th century cannon (from History of Slovenia)
Image 35Princely warrior equipment, Hallstatt culture (from History of Slovenia)
Image 36Coat of arms of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia (from History of Slovenia)

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Image 1Pietro Stanislao Parisi with family, by Giuseppe Tominz, 1849
Image 2Tartini Square, Piran
Image 3An alpine meadow in Julian Alps, with Prisojnik and Razor in the back
Image 4View from Šmarjetna Gora towards Škofja Loka
Image 5North side of Jalovec mountain in the Julian Alps, Slovenia
Image 6Lake Ribnica on Pohorje
Image 7Panorama of Lake Palčje in southwestern Slovenia during high waters in early winter
Image 8Sora river in Škofja Loka
Image 9The old part of Novo mesto with the Krka river
Image 10Altar ceiling of St. George's Chapel, Ljubljana Castle

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Cities and towns

Figures are based on the statistics from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia.^[1] 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
66.	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