Place details
Place nameSlovenia
Other namesRepublika Slovenija, Slovenija, Republic of Slovenia, Slovénie, Eslovenia, République de Slovénie, SVN, SI, ISO705, SI00, Samo, Slovene, Slovenian, Slovenish
Latitude46.25
Longitude15.167
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Settled by Slovenes 6th cen. AD; ruled by Franks & Bavarians; held by Austria from 1335 through 19th cen., except for short period under Napoleon's Illyrian Provinces (1809-1813); part of former Yugoslavia from 1918; official language is Slovene.