The Osrednjeslovenska Region occupies the central part of Slovenia with the capital city Ljubljana lying at the intersection of two Pan-European Transport Corridors No. 5 and 10. There is a motorway linking the city to Ljubljana Airport some 20 km away.

Population

It is the most developed region and with the total population of 532,000, it is the largest Slovenian region in terms of the number of inhabitants and the most densely populated.

Education structure of population aged 15 - 64 in the Osrednjeslovenska Region

: Source: Statistical Yearbook, 2011

Towns

Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and has total population of 268,000. It is also the cradle of the country's largest university – the University of Ljubljana with some 55,000 students. The University is composed of 26 faculties, 3 art academies, and higher educational institutions that provide a wide range of courses in engineering, computers science, chemistry, pharmacy and biotechnology, medicine, business, and languages.

Other principal towns in the region include Domžale (30,300), Kamnik (26,800), Vrhnika (17,800) and Grosuplje (16,200).

Economy

It is economically the most developed region of Slovenia. In 2009 it created a third of the national GDP; more than three quarters from service activities. The share of manufacturing is below the Slovenian average with the following important industries:

chemicals
metal-processing
pulp and paper
food & beverages

Industry is export-oriented and accounts for more than 80% of the region's exports, while employing 32% of labour force.

A breakdown of the service sector shows that the following branches are the most successful:

trade
real-estate
business services
transport & logistics
warehousing
finance

The region is also important in the field of research and development (R&D) both with the highest gross domestic expenditure and the highest number of R&D personnel.

Companies

The most important companies operating in the region include:

G7 d.o.o. (private security activities)
Mercator d.d. (retail sale in non-specialized stores with predominating food & beverages)
Mobitel d.d. (wireless telecommunications activities)
Skupina Viator & Vektor d.d. (freight transport by road)
DZS d.d. (publishing house and wholesale of office products)
Slovenske železnice, d.o.o. (freight rail transport)
Adria Airways d.d. (passenger air transport)
SCT d.d. (construction of roads and motorways)
Sodexo d.o.o. (food and facilities management services)
Spar Slovenija d.o.o. (retail sale in non-specialized stores with predominating
ood & beverages)
Activa Cleaning Ltd. (general cleaning of buildings)
Big Bang d.o.o. (retail sale of audio and video equipment in specialized stores)
Hella Saturnus Slovenija d.o.o. (manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment for motor vehicles)
Elektro - Slovenija d.o.o. (transmission of electricity)
SCT GEM d.o.o. (renting of construction or demolition equipment with operator)
Telekom Slovenije d.d. (wired telecommunications activities)
Petrol d.d., (retail sale of own automotive fuel in specialized stores)
Sintal d.d. (private security activities)
Elektro Ljubljana d.d. (distribution of electricity)
Lidl d.o.o. (retail sale in non-specialized stores with predominating food & beverages)
Hermes Softlab joint stock company (software solutions)