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    Territory

    Slovenia's 212 municipalities, one by one

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    Slovenia has 212 municipalities (občine), the country's only tier of local government, each with a mayor and council elected every four years, covering 6,040 settlements. The most populous is Ljubljana, with 302,826 residents on 1 January 2026, and the least Osilnica, with 326; Kočevje covers the most ground, 555.6 km², and Ljubljana had the most tourists in 2025.

    Municipalities of Slovenia, in short

    Full read: 2 min

    • Slovenia has 212 municipalities, its only tier of local government.
    • Ljubljana is the largest, with 302,826 residents; Osilnica the smallest, with 326.
    • Kočevje is the largest by area and Ankaran the smallest.

    I use this table for more than idle curiosity: when a small municipality gets lots of tourists, like Bohinj or Kranjska Gora, that's where the scenery is. When it has lots of residents and few visitors, it's usually a working town.

    Sergio LeponeMy advice

    The practical bit

    What the official sites leave out

    1. 01 My tip

      Few residents, lots of visitors

      Bohinj has 5,216 residents and had 323,794 arrivals in 2025; Kranjska Gora has 5,143 and had 383,377. Small municipalities with Julian Alps scenery.

      Kranjska Gora

    2. 02 Most beautiful

      Names in two languages

      SURS writes bilingual municipalities with a slash, Koper/Capodistria, Izola/Isola, Piran/Pirano and Ankaran/Ancarano on the coast, and Lendava/Lendva in Prekmurje.

      language spoken in Slovenia

    3. 03 Getting there

      Big, forested municipalities

      Kočevje measures 555.6 km² and Ilirska Bistrica 479.9. Around 90% of the Kočevje area is forest, according to the Tourist Board, so they're hard to explore without a car.

      Dolenjska, south-east Slovenia

    4. 04 My tip

      Vransko, more visitors than residents

      Vransko, in Savinjska, had 2,792 residents on 1 January 2026 and recorded 13,078 tourist arrivals in 2025, almost five per resident, according to SURS.

      Vransko

    5. 05 My tip

      Trebnje, nearly one visitor per resident

      Trebnje, in South-East Slovenia, had 13,855 residents and 12,201 tourist arrivals in 2025, a high ratio for a municipality off the classic routes.

      Trebnje

    6. 06 My tip

      Mengeš, lots of people in little space

      Mengeš, north of Ljubljana, packs 8,812 residents into just 22.5 km², around 390 per km², almost four times the national average density, according to SURS.

      Mengeš

    The largest and smallest municipalities

    The differences are huge. Ljubljana has 302,826 residents and Maribor 114,872, while Osilnica in the south-east has just 326 and Hodoš, in Prekmurje, 335. By area Kočevje leads with 555.6 km², in a district the Tourist Board describes as around 90% forest, followed by Ilirska Bistrica, Tolmin, Bovec and Črnomelj; at the other extreme, Ankaran covers 8.1 km² and has a single settlement. Bear in mind that a municipality isn’t a single town. SURS counts 6,040 settlements in total, so Kranjska Gora, for example, also takes in Mojstrana, Rateče and Gozd Martuljek, and Bohinj covers 24 settlements in its valley. If you’d rather look at cities than municipalities, see the cities of Slovenia.

    Municipalities with the most tourists

    For me the arrivals column is the most telling. Ljubljana takes 1,392,728 arrivals and Piran 631,821, but the striking cases are places like Bled, with 8,103 residents and 499,659 arrivals, Kranjska Gora, with 5,143 residents and 383,377, or Bovec, with 3,052 residents and 235,614. These are Alpine villages that welcome dozens of times their own population every year, and you feel it in summer. On the other side, 25 municipalities have no published figure, either for statistical confidentiality or because they have no registered accommodation. How the numbers break down by area is in the regions of Slovenia.

    Bilingual municipalities and road-sign names

    The bilingual municipalities on the coast and in Prekmurje carry two names, and SURS writes them with a slash. On the coast, Koper/Capodistria, Izola/Isola, Piran/Pirano and Ankaran/Ancarano; in Prekmurje, Lendava/Lendva, Hodoš/Hodos and Dobrovnik/Dobronak. On this site I use the Slovenian form with the Italian or Hungarian one in brackets the first time. Why there are three official languages is in the language of Slovenia.

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    Which municipalities have a guide here

    Not every municipality has its own guide here. Those that do pass 5,000 residents in their largest settlement, had more than 10,000 tourist arrivals in 2025, or contain a place with an official listing that justifies a visit, 104 in all. The rest appear in this table and inside the guide to their region, because the official data doesn’t stretch to a full page without padding. If you’re exploring a particular area, start with its region and work down. For the capital, the starting point is Ljubljana.

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    Slovenia's 212 municipalities

    MunicipalityStatistical regionPopulation 1 Jan 2026km²Tourist arrivals 2025
    AjdovščinaGoriška19,977245.322,500
    Ankaran/AncaranoObalno-kraška3,4448.193,564
    ApačePomurska3,56253.4379
    BeltinciPomurska8,07862.3786
    BenediktPodravska2,72724.1546
    Bistrica ob SotliPosavska1,33431.11,652
    BledGorenjska8,10372.4499,659
    BlokePrimorsko-notranjska1,56375.13,014
    BohinjGorenjska5,216333.8323,794
    BorovnicaOsrednjeslovenska4,68842.3432
    BovecGoriška3,052367.4235,614
    BraslovčeSavinjska5,90855.0713
    BrdaGoriška5,56472.035,172
    BrezovicaOsrednjeslovenska13,20291.110,131
    BrežicePosavska24,412268.0227,511
    CankovaPomurska1,74830.5567
    CeljeSavinjska49,80294.933,902
    Cerklje na GorenjskemGorenjska8,02978.041,110
    CerknicaPrimorsko-notranjska11,899241.012,771
    CerknoGoriška4,445131.78,499
    CerkvenjakPodravska2,25024.5No data
    CirkulanePodravska2,35732.11,054
    ČrenšovciPomurska3,87033.6No data
    Črna na KoroškemKoroška3,001155.8415
    ČrnomeljJugovzhodna Slovenija14,170339.819,523
    DestrnikPodravska2,73734.43,695
    DivačaObalno-kraška4,604145.110,542
    DobjeSavinjska96517.5No data
    DobrepoljeOsrednjeslovenska3,946103.2No data
    DobrnaSavinjska2,34731.721,186
    Dobrova - Polhov GradecOsrednjeslovenska8,068117.61,998
    Dobrovnik/DobronakPomurska1,21731.1368
    Dol pri LjubljaniOsrednjeslovenska6,43833.32,349
    Dolenjske TopliceJugovzhodna Slovenija3,666110.126,983
    DomžaleOsrednjeslovenska38,32672.329,708
    DornavaPodravska2,91528.4No data
    DravogradKoroška8,773104.98,549
    DuplekPodravska7,06739.8519
    Gorenja vas - PoljaneGorenjska7,739153.24,901
    GorišnicaPodravska4,21229.1No data
    GorjeGorenjska2,733116.126,129
    Gornja RadgonaPomurska8,55574.61,639
    Gornji GradSavinjska2,53490.01,080
    Gornji PetrovciPomurska1,91866.81,211
    GradPomurska1,95337.1No data
    GrosupljeOsrednjeslovenska22,276133.816,682
    HajdinaPodravska4,09221.89,642
    Hoče - SlivnicaPodravska12,06153.728,776
    Hodoš/HodosPomurska33518.1No data
    HorjulOsrednjeslovenska3,08532.4No data
    HrastnikZasavska8,75558.5404
    Hrpelje - KozinaObalno-kraška5,451194.820,543
    IdrijaGoriška11,482293.412,306
    IgOsrednjeslovenska7,97498.52,471
    Ilirska BistricaPrimorsko-notranjska13,130479.99,184
    Ivančna GoricaOsrednjeslovenska18,272227.04,493
    Izola/IsolaObalno-kraška16,44728.5165,033
    JeseniceGorenjska21,76975.919,550
    JezerskoGorenjska67968.712,882
    JuršinciPodravska2,48636.291
    KamnikOsrednjeslovenska29,830265.643,087
    KanalGoriška5,047146.56,545
    KidričevoPodravska6,60671.4No data
    KobaridGoriška3,964192.590,900
    KobiljePomurska50219.777
    KočevjeJugovzhodna Slovenija15,595555.612,393
    KomenObalno-kraška3,476102.68,167
    KomendaOsrednjeslovenska6,80024.02,144
    Koper/CapodistriaObalno-kraška54,795303.4129,603
    Kostanjevica na KrkiPosavska2,42458.32,020
    KostelJugovzhodna Slovenija60456.14,266
    KozjeSavinjska2,99689.84,917
    KranjGorenjska57,491150.968,774
    Kranjska GoraGorenjska5,143256.4383,377
    KriževciPomurska3,53146.3939
    KrškoPosavska26,210286.610,872
    KungotaPodravska5,01849.07,553
    KuzmaPomurska1,66322.9848
    LaškoSavinjska13,023197.680,522
    LenartPodravska8,67462.12,325
    Lendava/LendvaPomurska10,088121.232,592
    LitijaZasavska15,890221.31,953
    LjubljanaOsrednjeslovenska302,826275.01,392,728
    LjubnoSavinjska2,47679.17,654
    LjutomerPomurska10,850107.228,381
    Log - DragomerOsrednjeslovenska3,89511.1No data
    LogatecOsrednjeslovenska15,129173.08,493
    Loška dolinaPrimorsko-notranjska3,506166.84,374
    Loški PotokJugovzhodna Slovenija1,839134.5557
    Lovrenc na PohorjuPodravska2,98184.3792
    LučeSavinjska1,396110.07,647
    LukovicaOsrednjeslovenska6,19374.8617
    MajšperkPodravska4,00972.9118
    MakolePodravska2,05236.9845
    MariborPodravska114,872147.5270,729
    MarkovciPodravska4,05029.8895
    MedvodeOsrednjeslovenska17,58077.79,740
    MengešOsrednjeslovenska8,81222.53,592
    MetlikaJugovzhodna Slovenija8,552108.714,644
    MežicaKoroška3,53626.53,366
    Miklavž na Dravskem poljuPodravska7,30012.51,088
    Miren - KostanjevicaGoriška5,06962.84,991
    MirnaJugovzhodna Slovenija2,89531.3No data
    Mirna PečJugovzhodna Slovenija3,23848.1No data
    MislinjaKoroška4,489112.112,494
    Mokronog - TrebelnoJugovzhodna Slovenija3,32073.4409
    MoravčeOsrednjeslovenska5,68361.4719
    Moravske ToplicePomurska5,967144.4164,739
    MozirjeSavinjska4,43853.519,881
    Murska SobotaPomurska18,31764.411,028
    MutaKoroška3,32938.91,021
    NakloGorenjska5,49428.212,813
    NazarjeSavinjska2,68143.6887
    Nova GoricaGoriška31,781279.695,099
    Novo mestoJugovzhodna Slovenija38,678235.837,715
    OdranciPomurska1,6096.9No data
    OplotnicaPodravska4,20333.2No data
    OrmožPodravska11,792141.89,201
    OsilnicaJugovzhodna Slovenija32636.24,613
    PesnicaPodravska7,87975.92,795
    Piran/PiranoObalno-kraška18,20643.5631,821
    PivkaPrimorsko-notranjska6,168223.316,783
    PodčetrtekSavinjska3,69960.6143,378
    PodlehnikPodravska1,82846.03,697
    PodvelkaKoroška2,242103.9391
    PoljčanePodravska4,32737.6No data
    PolzelaSavinjska6,66833.5814
    PostojnaPrimorsko-notranjska17,192269.9113,003
    PreboldSavinjska5,31840.64,559
    PreddvorGorenjska3,94687.09,037
    PrevaljeKoroška6,66858.15,030
    PtujPodravska23,89866.668,444
    PuconciPomurska5,800108.01,183
    Rače - FramPodravska8,36351.3No data
    RadečePosavska4,04652.0749
    RadenciPomurska5,06434.240,062
    Radlje ob DraviKoroška6,22994.02,947
    RadovljicaGorenjska19,359118.7191,176
    Ravne na KoroškemKoroška11,17963.54,130
    RazkrižjePomurska1,2319.9980
    Rečica ob SavinjiSavinjska2,30030.217,621
    Renče - VogrskoGoriška4,42429.58,382
    RibnicaJugovzhodna Slovenija9,825153.72,311
    Ribnica na PohorjuKoroška1,07159.56,845
    Rogaška SlatinaSavinjska11,67971.447,814
    RogašovciPomurska3,02740.21,685
    RogatecSavinjska3,08139.51,335
    RušePodravska7,15760.81,930
    Selnica ob DraviPodravska4,35964.53,881
    SemičJugovzhodna Slovenija3,780146.66,298
    SevnicaPosavska17,602272.14,301
    SežanaObalno-kraška13,669217.473,116
    Slovenj GradecKoroška17,063173.610,774
    Slovenska BistricaPodravska26,363260.224,884
    Slovenske KonjiceSavinjska15,53497.75,268
    SodražicaJugovzhodna Slovenija2,35449.4No data
    SolčavaSavinjska493102.316,424
    Središče ob DraviPodravska1,82732.8No data
    StaršePodravska4,11134.22,883
    StražaJugovzhodna Slovenija4,00028.71,174
    Sveta AnaPodravska2,34737.2761
    Sveta Trojica v Slov. goricahPodravska2,29725.9658
    Sveti Andraž v Slov. goricahPodravska1,19117.6No data
    Sveti Jurij ob ŠčavniciPomurska2,79551.34,379
    Sveti Jurij v Slov. goricahPodravska2,23830.7No data
    Sveti TomažPodravska1,96637.9233
    ŠalovciPomurska1,34258.21,847
    Šempeter - VrtojbaGoriška6,45115.06,317
    ŠenčurGorenjska9,04140.315,377
    ŠentiljPodravska8,37165.016,068
    ŠentjernejJugovzhodna Slovenija7,44696.0419
    ŠentjurSavinjska19,757222.33,409
    ŠentrupertJugovzhodna Slovenija2,91549.1300
    ŠkocjanJugovzhodna Slovenija3,53160.53,473
    Škofja LokaGorenjska23,850146.021,607
    ŠkofljicaOsrednjeslovenska12,19943.64,193
    Šmarje pri JelšahSavinjska10,575107.62,836
    Šmarješke TopliceJugovzhodna Slovenija3,60634.218,106
    Šmartno ob PakiSavinjska3,43618.1454
    Šmartno pri LitijiOsrednjeslovenska5,85495.0393
    ŠoštanjSavinjska9,00795.729,793
    ŠtoreSavinjska4,54228.11,020
    TaborSavinjska1,83334.7No data
    TišinaPomurska3,90838.8No data
    TolminGoriška10,661382.281,561
    TrbovljeZasavska15,93558.21,039
    TrebnjeJugovzhodna Slovenija13,855163.312,201
    Trnovska vasPodravska1,40022.9285
    TrzinOsrednjeslovenska4,0008.62,633
    TržičGorenjska15,044155.411,048
    TurniščePomurska3,07023.9No data
    VelenjeSavinjska33,87384.116,975
    Velika PolanaPomurska1,37918.7No data
    Velike LaščeOsrednjeslovenska4,546103.21,328
    VeržejPomurska1,36112.033,448
    VidemPodravska5,61280.04,795
    VipavaGoriška5,866107.313,137
    VitanjeSavinjska2,20059.32,070
    VodiceOsrednjeslovenska5,29131.42,339
    VojnikSavinjska9,36075.32,157
    VranskoSavinjska2,79253.213,078
    VrhnikaOsrednjeslovenska18,296115.77,596
    VuzenicaKoroška2,59450.0208
    Zagorje ob SaviZasavska16,347147.24,527
    ZavrčPodravska1,45319.31,106
    ZrečeSavinjska6,65767.070,547
    ŽalecSavinjska21,737117.119,010
    ŽeleznikiGorenjska6,629163.811,741
    ŽetalePodravska1,29938.1466
    ŽiriGorenjska5,15949.2707
    ŽirovnicaGorenjska4,51542.519,030
    ŽužemberkJugovzhodna Slovenija4,708164.22,635

    SURS, population and area by municipality (1 January 2026) and tourist arrivals by municipality (2025). «No data» means SURS doesn't publish the figure. Checked on 4 October 2026.

    Škofja Loka Castle with its round tower and red roofs, among autumn trees under a deep blue sky

    Škofja Loka Castle with its round tower and red roofs, among autumn trees under a deep blue sky

    The houses of Novo mesto's old town high on the bank of the Krka, with the church tower behind, reflected in the river

    The houses of Novo mesto's old town high on the bank of the Krka, with the church tower behind, reflected in the river

    Test yourself

    True or false?

    0/3 Pick before you peek.

    1. Slovenia has more than 200 municipalities.

      See the answer

      True. It has 212, according to SURS, spread across 12 statistical regions.

    2. Ljubljana is the largest municipality by area.

      See the answer

      False. That's Kočevje, at 555.6 km². Ljubljana covers 275 km², though it has by far the most people.

    3. Ankaran is a municipality made up of a single settlement.

      See the answer

      True. SURS gives it 8.1 km² and one settlement, Ankaran/Ancarano, with 3,444 residents.

    Map

    Slovenia, from the Julian Alps to the Adriatic

    The Julian Alps, Triglav and the Soča valley lie to the north-west; Ljubljana sits in the centre; the Karst, its caves and the 47 km of coast are to the south-west, and Maribor, Ptuj and the Prekmurje plains to the east. Every number opens its guide.

    1Koper 2Ljubljana 3Postojna 4Trbovlje 5Izola 6Kamnik 7Maribor 8Celje 9Domžale 10Piran 11Velenje 12Novo mesto 13Dolenjska 14Ptuj 15Murska Sobota 16Posavje 17Logatec 18Savinjska 19Gorenjska 20Koroška 21Goriška 22Podravje 23Pomurje 24Kranj 25Jesenice 26Nova Gorica 27Škofja Loka

    Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

    1. 1KoperTown on the Slovenian coast
    2. 2LjubljanaCapital of Slovenia
    3. 3PostojnaTown in Notranjska
    4. 4TrbovljeTown in Zasavje
    5. 5IzolaTown on the Slovenian coast
    6. 6KamnikTown in central Slovenia
    7. 7MariborCity in Podravje
    8. 8CeljeTown in Savinjska
    9. 9DomžaleTown in central Slovenia
    10. 10PiranTown on the Slovenian coast
    11. 11VelenjeTown in Savinjska
    12. 12Novo mestoTown in Dolenjska
    13. 13DolenjskaJugovzhodna Slovenija statistical region
    14. 14PtujTown in Podravje
    15. 15Murska SobotaTown in Pomurje
    16. 16PosavjePosavska statistical region
    17. 17LogatecCentral Slovenia town
    18. 18SavinjskaSavinjska statistical region
    19. 19GorenjskaRegions of Slovenia
    20. 20KoroškaKoroška statistical region
    21. 21GoriškaRegions of Slovenia
    22. 22PodravjePodravska statistical region
    23. 23PomurjePomurska statistical region
    24. 24KranjGorenjska, Slovenia
    25. 25JeseniceGorenjska, Slovenia
    26. 26Nova GoricaGoriška, Slovenia
    27. 27Škofja LokaGorenjska, Slovenia
    Municipalities
    212
    Residents of Ljubljana
    302,826
    Residents of Osilnica, the smallest
    326
    Area of Kočevje, the largest
    555.6 km²

    Frequently asked questions

    How many municipalities are there in Slovenia?

    212, according to SURS. They are the only level of local self-government and are grouped into 12 statistical regions with no government of their own.

    What is the largest municipality in Slovenia?

    By population, Ljubljana, with 302,826 residents on 1 January 2026. By area, Kočevje, at 555.6 km², followed by Ilirska Bistrica, Tolmin, Bovec and Črnomelj.

    What is the smallest municipality in Slovenia?

    By population, Osilnica, with 326, followed by Hodoš (335), Solčava (493), Kobilje (502) and Kostel (604). By area, Ankaran, at 8.1 km² with a single settlement.

    How are Slovenian municipalities governed?

    By a mayor, a municipal council and a supervisory committee elected every four years, according to the Slovenian government.

    Which municipalities get the most tourists?

    In 2025, Ljubljana (1,392,728 arrivals), Piran (631,821), Bled (499,659), Kranjska Gora (383,377) and Bohinj (323,794), according to SURS.

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