Ljubljana
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Summary
Ljubljana is a city[1]. Ljubljana ranks in the top 0.94% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32,265 views/month, #52 of 5,534).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Order of the People's Hero[3]
- Member of: Creative Cities Network[4], League of Historical Cities[5], International Cities of Refuge Network[6]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ljubljana City Municipality[7]
- Country: Slovenia[8]
- Located in or next to body of water: Sava[9], Ljubljanica[10]
- Head of government: Zoran Janković[11]
- Instance of: big city[12], largest city[13], national capital[14]
- Official language: Slovene[15]
- Twinned administrative body: Skopje[16], Vilnius[17], Athens[18], Belgrade[19], Bratislava[20], Brussels-Capital Region[21], Chemnitz[22], Chengdu[23], Cleveland[24], Leverkusen[25], Graz[26], Moscow[27], Nottingham[28], Parma[29]
- Coat of arms: Wapen van Ljubljana[30]
- Postal code: 1000[31]
- Commons category: Ljubljana[32]
- Licence plate code: LJ[33]
- Located in time zone: Central European Time[34], UTC+01:00[35], UTC+02:00[36]
- Local dialing code: 01[37]
- Significant event: 1895 Ljubljana earthquake[38], Congress of Laibach[39]
- Official website: https://www.ljubljana.si[40]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ljubljana[41]
- Commons gallery: Ljubljana[42]
- Population: 284,355[43], 280,940[44], 280,310[45], 279,756[46], 278,789[47], 277,554[48], 274,826[49]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Ljubljana include Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport[50], an airport[51], in Slovenia[52], founded in 1963[53]; Yugoslav destroyer Ljubljana[54], a destroyer[55]; and Ljubljana Ring Road[56], a road[57], in Slovenia[58].
Why It Matters
Ljubljana has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] Ljubljana is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]
Entities named for Ljubljana include Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport[50], an airport[51], in Slovenia[52], founded in 1963[53]; Yugoslav destroyer Ljubljana[54], a destroyer[55]; and Ljubljana Ring Road[56], a road[57], in Slovenia[58].
FAQs
What awards did Ljubljana receive?
Honors received include Order of the People's Hero[3].