Municipality of Celje

Events

Past

15 Sep 2023

23 Nov 2023

Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Literature

Haus am Dom – Katholische Akademie Rabanus Maurus

Frankfurt Book Fair

Exhibition "Alma Maksimilijana Karlin - Authoress", showcasing the writer's life and work. In the scope of Slovenia – Guest of Honour Country at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2023 and made possible by Municipality of Celje, Slovenian Book Agency, Celje Regional Museum, Celje Museum of Recent History and Slovene Ethnographic Museum.

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Municipality of Celje covers a total area of 95 square kilometres and has a population of 49,473 people (2002) living in 39 settlements. It is one of 11 Slovene urban municipalities with regional importance - the centre of the Savinjska (Savinja River) Region.

First mentioned as Roman Celeia during the 15th century, Celje subsequently became the seat of the counts of Celje, a feudal family of European political significance. Today Celje with approximately 38,000 inhabitants (roughly the same number as the town of Kranj) is the third or fourth largest town in Slovenia (after Ljubljana and Maribor), and the administrative, economic, educational and cultural centre of the region.

Culture and heritage

Celje is home to several national institutions, including the Historical Archives Celje. Several non-governmental cultural associations are active in various artistic genres, especially contemporary dance and visual arts.

The local branch of the Union of Cultural Societies of Slovenia (ZKDS) and the Public Fund for Cultural Activities of the Republic of Slovenia facilitate the activities of local cultural organisations and act as mediators in respect of state and municipal funding.

The city of Celje has hosted the Celje International Crafts Fair every September for more than three decades. It is also a member of Slovene Association of Historic Towns.