 The Velenjski Grad castle complex | ||
| Velenje Castle | ||
| region | Savinjska | |
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| Residents | 25.333 (2013) | |
| Tourist info web | www.velenje-tourism.si | |
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Velenje (dt. Wöllan) is a city in the district Savinjska in the Northeast Slovenia, around 60 km northeast of the state capital Ljubljana located.
The fifth largest city in Slovenia offers a lot of history and is characterized by mining and the Gorenje company.
background
Since Velenje is off the usual "tourist trails" and highways, the city is perhaps something special for that reason.
getting there
By plane
By train
Velenje is connected to the next largest city of Celje by the Celje – Velenje railway, an extension of the Slovenian Lavant Valley Railway from Dravograd (Lower Drauburg), which is now partially closed.
By bus
In the street
By boat
mobility
Tourist Attractions
Castles, chateaux and palaces
- Velenje Castle. Pentagonal floor plan with closed castle courtyard, built in the 13th century, redesigned into a Renaissance palace in the 16th century, is now considered the best-preserved complex among the castles in the Salek Valley.
Museums
- Slovenian Mining Museum. Show mine and mining museum with multimedia presentation of the development history of lignite mining in the Salek valley.
- Velenje Museum (Castle). African art collection by František Foit; Collection of baroque art; reconstructed old general store; Collection of the remains of a primeval world elephant; Collection of 20th century Slovenian art; Urban development exhibition.
- Private fire department museum
activities
Velenje has a wide range of sports and leisure activities. The tourist and recreation center "Am See" represents the core of the leisure infrastructure. It is located on the shore of the mining-related Lake Velenje and is a successful example of the recultivation and revitalization of former mining areas in an international comparison.
- Tourism and recreation center "Am See": riding center; Tennis center with two indoor and eight outdoor playgrounds, fitness studio; Water sports center with swimming areas, beach volleyball playgrounds, soccer field, mini golf course, table tennis.
- The large lake is very clean and is not only suitable for swimming. You can also snorkel through the clear water, but there is little to discover underwater. Small sailboats sail on the lake. There is a snack bar and a café by the campsite right by the lake. There are also large lawns with little shade.
- Sports and recreation center “Rote Halle”: outdoor and indoor swimming pool; Multipurpose hall with 1300 seats.
- Swimming pool and indoor swimming pool (25 x 12 m) with sauna.
- Winter and summer ski jumping center with five jumps (up to 94 m long).
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
Cheap
- 1 Avto camp Jezero (campsite), Cesta Simona Blatnika 27, 3320 Velenje. Tel.: 386 3 586 27 76. Nice campsite right on the lake, occasional noise and odor nuisance from the nearby industrial facilities, unkempt sanitary facilities, disposal option for Womos.
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Upscale
security
health
Practical advice
trips
literature
Web links
- http://www.velenje.si/ - Velenje official website
