Eastern Slovenia
Encyclopedia
Eastern Slovenia is one of the two NUTS-2 Regions of Slovenia
. The region forms the eastern part of the country and includes the cities of Maribor
, Celje
and Velenje
. It is the poorer of the two regions of Slovenia and its GDP per capita is 72.5% of the European Union
average (€17,100 per year).
NUTS of Slovenia
In the NUTS codes of Slovenia , the three levels are:-NUTS codes:...
. The region forms the eastern part of the country and includes the cities of Maribor
Maribor
Maribor is the second largest city in Slovenia with 157,947 inhabitants . Maribor is also the largest and the capital city of Slovenian region Lower Styria and the seat of the Municipality of Maribor....
, Celje
Celje
Celje is a typical Central European town and the third largest town in Slovenia. It is a regional center of Lower Styria and the administrative seat of the Urban Municipality of Celje . The town of Celje is located under Upper Celje Castle at the confluence of the Savinja, Ložnica, and Voglajna...
and Velenje
Velenje
Velenje is a town and municipality in northern Slovenia. The municipality has 33.331 inhabitants. Staro Velenje is first mentioned in written doucments dating to 1264 and 1374 as small market town and was a center of handicraft and trade...
. It is the poorer of the two regions of Slovenia and its GDP per capita is 72.5% of the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
average (€17,100 per year).