Velenje,
je upravno in gospodarsko središče
Šaleške doline. Kot trg se omenja leta 1264, gospodarsko pa se je začel
razivjati po odkritju premoga konec 19. stoletja. Velenje je dobilo mestne
pravice 20.9.1959 in se je v tem času začelo tudi naglo širiti. V njem
se je močno razvila industrija (bela tehnika: Gorenje), ki je mesto postavilo
med najmočnejša gospodarska središča v Sloveniji. Tu je tudi pomembno izobraževalno,
kulturno in športno središče Slovenije.
Velenje is an administrative and economic centre
of Saleska valley. Velenje was mentioned as a market town in 1264. Economic
development started after the exploration of the coal in the end of the
19th century. The majority of the present town was built after the 1959.
The technique industry (Gorenje) placed Velenje among the most important
economic centres in Slovenia. Velenje is also among important educational,
cultural and sport centres of Slovenia.
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