famous road
Solčava Panoramic Road
A high balcony road above the Logar Valley in the Kamnik-Savinja Alps, threading hill farms and viewpoints between Solčava and Podolševa with constant views of 2,000 m limestone walls.
33 km · about 40 min drive
Urban Municipality of Velenje, Slovenia · Europe
Velenje sits on the route: 10 minutes from Šoštanj, 33km from Solčava Panoramic Road.
Velenje is a town located in Urban Municipality of Velenje, Slovenia. With a population of 24,327, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Velenje sits in Slovenia, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Ljubljana time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Velenje to your route.
Velenje (pronounced [ʋɛˈlɛ̀ːnjɛ] ; German: Wöllan) is the sixth-largest city of Slovenia, and the seat of the Municipality of Velenje. Velenje was owned by the Habsburgs for several centuries, which is reflected in the exceptionally rich legacy of castles and manors. The city is located in the traditional SlovenianRead more
region of Styria, among the rolling green hills of the Šalek Valley, with the Kamnik–Savinja Alps to the west and the Pohorje Mountains to the east. The city of Velenje was officially opened on September 20, 1959, according to a unified construction plan. Velenje is marked by mining with the Velenje Coal Mine, popular due to its longwall mining method, opened in 1875 and still operating, where over 260 million tons of coal have been mined. The old part of the Coal Mine is home to the Slovenian Coal Mining Museum.
The Velenje Coal Mine, under the then-director Nestl Žganek, had by far the greatest influence on the development of the city. Words from that time that are still worth recording today:
The Velenje miners, who spend their working day underground, need large, bright, modern apartments, and lots of green spaces and parks around the housing estates!
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Velenje is located in Urban Municipality of Velenje, Slovenia, Europe. The coordinates are 46.3572 latitude, 15.1128 longitude.
Velenje has a population of approximately 24,327 people, making it a town in Slovenia.
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famous road
A high balcony road above the Logar Valley in the Kamnik-Savinja Alps, threading hill farms and viewpoints between Solčava and Podolševa with constant views of 2,000 m limestone walls.
33 km · about 40 min drive
photogenic
High karst plateau above Kamnik dotted with one of Europe's last herders' settlements: oval shingle-roofed huts still used by dairymen each summer. Reachable by cable car or a mountain road to nearby trailheads.
36 km · about 40 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Glacial U-shaped valley in the Kamnik-Savinja Alps with a toll road running its length to the Rinka waterfall.
37 km · about 45 min drive
famous road
Ribbon roads roll along vine-covered ridges on the Slovenian border between Ehrenhausen, Gamlitz and Leutschach, the 'Austrian Tuscany': dotted with Buschenschank taverns and klapotetz windmills.
53 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
An iconic Art Nouveau bridge guarded by four dramatic copper dragon statues, a beloved symbol of Slovenia's charming capital.
57 km · about 65 min drive
castle
A medieval hilltop castle offering panoramic views over Ljubljana's pastel-colored old town with the Julian Alps on the horizon.
58 km · about 65 min drive
castle
Castle above Ptuj, the oldest town in Slovenia, overlooking the Drava river and a Roman-era settlement site.
58 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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