Destination Guide: Žalec (Občina Žalec) in Slovenia

Žalec
in Občina Žalec, Slovenia

How to get there and get around

Noteable things around

City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg (Unesco heritage, 58 mi)
Škocjan Caves (Unesco heritage, 69 mi)
Plitvice Lakes National Park (Unesco heritage, 97 mi)
Semmering Railway (Unesco heritage, 101 mi)
Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Poreč (Unesco heritage, 104 mi)
Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape (Unesco heritage, 115 mi)
Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape (Unesco heritage, 125 mi)

Location Summary

Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):: 46.252 and 15.165 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:: N 46° 15' 5" and E 15° 9' 53"
Currency and Currency Code:: Euro - EUR
Spoken languages:: Slovenian, Serbo-Croatian
Local electricity:: 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):: 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 10:43 AM (Friday): Timezone: Europe/Ljubljana; UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:: 6:03 am and 7:52 pm
Antipode Coordinates:: -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:: Ouwenga
References: This place on Wikipedia; This place on Geonames.org

Current travel safety evaluation for Slovenia in Southern Europe

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Slovenia.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Slovenia. Last Update: 2024-04-19 08:03:45

Discover Žalec

Žalec in Občina Žalec with it's 4,943 citizens is a place in Slovenia about 34 mi (or 55 km) north-east of Ljubljana, the country's capital city.

Current time in Žalec is now 10:43 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Ljubljana with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports near Žalec, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Slovenia is Maribor Airport in a distance of 29 mi (or 47 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg in Austria at a distance of 58 mi (or 93 km). The closest in Slovenia is Škocjan Caves in a distance of 69 mi (or 93 km), North. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Prebold, Celje, Polzela, Dobrna and Lasko. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 54 °F

Morning Temperature	1°C / 34 °F
Evening Temperature	11°C / 52 °F
Night Temperature	4°C / 40 °F
	0%
Air Humidity	47%
Air Pressure	1016 hPa
Wind Speed	Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions	Scattered clouds, covering 44% of sky
General Conditions	Scattered clouds

Saturday, 20th of April 2024

9°C (48 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 21st of April 2024

10°C (51 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Monday, 22nd of April 2024

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 21:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 21:00

Videos from this area

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Športne priprave ŽRK Žalec

Published: November 15, 2014
Length: 28:26 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: SKLZSLOVENIJA

Ženski rokometni klub Žalec Zelene Doline se je v poletnih mesecih posvetil pripravi članskih igralk na sezono. Trener ekipe Sportnepriprave.si Mito Šinkovec se je odločil, da prične...

Hotel Žalec

Published: March 17, 2014
Length: 01:32 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Denis Oresnik

V osrčju Savinjske doline v Žalcu ob izvozu iz avtoceste Ljubljana - Maribor najdete družinski hotel Žalec. Svoje tri zvezdice upravičeno zaokrožuje štirideset dvoposteljnih sob, dva...

Mladinski pevski zbor 1. OŠ Žalec

Published: November 24, 2012
Length: 13:00 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Ivan Leber

Ivan Leber.

Koncert pihalni orkester Žalec 2009 2.m2ts

Published: January 16, 2010
Length: 20:17 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Urban Vrbančič

Pihalni orkester Glasbene šole Risto Savin Žalec.

Parada učenja in TVU 2013 na UPI - ljudski univerzi Žalec

Published: May 30, 2013
Length: 12:33 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: UPI - ljudska univerza Žalec

'Parada učenja - dnevi učečih se skupnosti' je novost letošnjega Tedna vseživljenjskega učenja (TVU). Gre za zaporedje enodnevnih festivalskih in strokovnih dogodkov, izpeljanih od 10....

Koncert pihalni orkester Žalec 2009 5.m2ts

Published: January 17, 2010
Length: 34:28 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Urban Vrbančič

Pihalni orkester Glasbene šole Risto Savin Žalec.

Turnir v namiznem nogometu RR bar Žalec

Published: September 02, 2012
Length: 17:46 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Simon Resnik

Finale - Open doubles.

Turnir v namiznem nogometu RR bar Žalec

Published: September 02, 2012
Length: 18:11 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Simon Resnik

RAZREDNI NASTOP CITRARJEV 2014/2015 iz razreda Neli Zidar Kos, prof.

Published: November 16, 2014
Length: 39:18 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Bogdan Strmec

Glasbena šola "Risto Savin" Žalec November 2014.

KUD Kolovrat Lekenik - Posavina

Published: September 23, 2013
Length: 30:19 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Valentina Malović

KUD Kolovrat Lekenik, 22.09.2013. Žalec, Slovenija.

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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Novo Celje Mansion

Novo Celje (literally, 'New Celje') is a late Baroque mansion in the settlement of Novo Celje in the Žalec municipality to the west of Celje in the Styria region of Slovenia. The mansion was built between 1752 and 1755 by a local nobleman, Anton Gaisruck, who had bought a decaying late medieval hunting mansion called Brutnberg (known locally as Plumberk) that stood on the same location.

Located at 46.2467, 15.1761 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Mansions in Slovenia, Municipality of Žalec

Hell Cave

Hell Cave is a karst cave near Šempeter v Savinjski dolini in Slovenia. The cave is known as Hell Cave because one of the rocks near the entrance was thought to look like the Devil.

Located at 46.2898, 15.133 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Limestone caves, Caves of Slovenia, Natural monuments of Slovenia, Municipality of Žalec

Savinjska Statistical Region

The Savinja Statistical Region (Slovene: Savinjska statistična regija) is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Celje. It is named after the Savinja River.

Located at 46.25, 15.1667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Statistical regions of Slovenia

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Žalec, ジャレツ, Občina Žalec

Žalec in Občina Žalec
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Žalec
in Občina Žalec, Slovenia

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