Trivia in Slovenia

Learn fascinating facts and trivia about this country

Europe / Central Europe

National symbols

Flag: Tricolor flag (white, blue, red from top) with coat of arms in upper left

Slovenia Flag

Emblem: Shield-shaped coat of arms depicting three stars and Mount Triglav in the center

Slovenia Emblem

Trivia & facts

  • Slovenia has one of the world's highest numbers of beehives per capita, earning it the name "beekeeping kingdom"
  • The world's first stand-up pedal boat "SUP" was patented domestically
  • Predjama Castle is one of the world's largest cave castles integrated with a cave system
  • Mount Triglav depicted on the coat of arms stands at 2,864m, meaning "three-headed mountain"
  • The 1 euro coin reverse design features Ljubljana's poet Prešeren
  • The UNESCO World Heritage Škocjan Caves have a large river flowing 100m underground
  • The hand-pushed trolley tour of Postojna Cave railway opened in 1884
  • Approximately 15% of the country is protected areas and national/nature parks
  • Maribor has the world's oldest grapevine (over 400 years old) still in existence
  • Slovenian has 46 dialects, pronunciation changes significantly across the country
  • The birthplace of the "carving ski" theory in skiing
  • Piran sea salt is mineral-rich and EU PDO certified
  • Has the highest electric vehicle charging station density in Central-Eastern Europe
  • In 2023, the gender wage gap was among the smallest in the EU
  • Ljubljana won the European Green Capital Award 2016

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