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Slovenia / Central Europe

Velenje City Intelligence

Velenje is an indexed city in Slovenia (Central Europe), with a metropolitan population of about ~26K. This profile brings together deterministic city-intelligence indicators for Velenje spanning cost of living, climate, safety and quality of life, economy and jobs, education, and healthcare. Velenje is a central europe city of about ~26K in Slovenia. On the composite city-intelligence score, Velenje sits below the indexed median, with practical gaps to close (64/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~26K
View of Velenje, Slovenia

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Overall score

Use the Velenje profile to compare affordability, livability, and economic indicators against other indexed cities in Slovenia and across Central Europe, and to explore nearby nature and weekend destinations.

Overall64/100
Affordability68/100
Air quality66/100
Energy61/100

Overall city intelligence

Mixed

64/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Data confidence

Directional

Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.

Verified utility layers

See country hub

Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.

Velenje data table

The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.

Velenje city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score64/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living68/100Velenje's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality66/100Velenje's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy61/100Velenje's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety63/100Velenje's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed63/100Velenje's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk62/100Velenje's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience62/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety79/100
Low crime81/100
Personal safety80/100
Night safety76/100
Road safety76/100

Velenje is estimated to be a generally safe city (79/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life80/100
Healthcare85/100
Education82/100
Green space93/100
Cleanliness84/100
Infrastructure82/100
Mobility61/100

Velenje has a very high quality-of-life estimate (80/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness82/100
Education82/100
Green space93/100
Overall safety79/100

Velenje scores very high for family living (82/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability73/100
Walkability74/100
Cycling59/100
Infrastructure82/100

Velenje is high for remote workers (73/100), based on connectivity, affordability, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability79/100
Healthcare85/100
Cleanliness84/100
Outdoor lifestyle53/100

Velenje is high for retirement (79/100), appealing for healthcare access, affordability and a clean environment.

Emergency and public safety in Velenje

Local public safety guidance for Velenje, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Unverified

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Velenje, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Slovenia emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Velenje

Healthcare context for Velenje, with national-level information from Slovenia where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Unverified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Velenje, see the Slovenia healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Velenje

Local mobility context for Velenje, with national-level context from Slovenia where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Unverified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Velenje, see the Slovenia transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Velenje. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Velenje

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Velenje will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Velenje air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution
  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

Explore Velenje modules

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Cost of Living in Velenje

Velenje's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.

Air Quality in Velenje

Velenje's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.

Energy in Velenje

Velenje's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.

Safety in Velenje

Velenje's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.

Internet Speed in Velenje

Velenje's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.

Climate Risk in Velenje

Velenje's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Velenje

Cost of living estimates for Velenje — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Velenje

Climate profile for Velenje — Humid Continental climate, annual average 10.6°C, comfort score 63/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Velenje

Economy and jobs profile for Velenje — tourism economy, economy score 61/100, key industries including tourism, hospitality, manufacturing. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Velenje

Education profile for Velenje — mixed education base, education score 52/100, 3 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Healthcare and retirement in Velenje

Healthcare and retirement profile for Velenje — healthcare access city, healthcare score 64/100, retirement score 68/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.

Visual guide to Velenje

Source-attributed visual context for Velenje using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.

Weekend trip planning guide for Velenje

Weekend trip planning checklist for Velenje — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.

Nearby weekend places from Velenje

Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.

Estimate a monthly budget for Velenje

Estimate a monthly budget for Velenje using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Velenje

Plan a trip budget for Velenje using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Velenje

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Velenje. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Celje, Slovenia

Nearby city · about 19 km from Velenje. Explore Celje's city intelligence profile.

Maribor, Slovenia

Nearby city · about 45 km from Velenje. Explore Maribor's city intelligence profile.

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Nearby city · about 58 km from Velenje. Explore Ljubljana's city intelligence profile.

Kranj, Slovenia

Nearby city · about 60 km from Velenje. Explore Kranj's city intelligence profile.

Novo Mesto, Slovenia

Nearby city · about 63 km from Velenje. Explore Novo Mesto's city intelligence profile.

Graz, Austria

Cross-border · about 83 km from Velenje. Explore Graz's city intelligence profile.

Zagreb, Croatia

Cross-border · about 90 km from Velenje. Explore Zagreb's city intelligence profile.

Villach, Austria

Cross-border · about 102 km from Velenje. Explore Villach's city intelligence profile.

Karlovac, Croatia

Cross-border · about 102 km from Velenje. Explore Karlovac's city intelligence profile.

Interpretation

Use the Velenje profile to compare affordability, livability, and economic indicators against other indexed cities in Slovenia and across Central Europe, and to explore nearby nature and weekend destinations. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (68/100) and air quality (66/100). The area most worth watching is energy (61/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Slovenia country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Velenje appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.