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The cultural centre of Koroška, in the Mislinja valley between the Pohorje and the Uršlja gora ridge, and the only base in the region.

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About Slovenj Gradec

Slovenj Gradec

Koroška is the part of Slovenia that foreign visitors reach last, hemmed in between the Pohorje, the Austrian border and the Karavanke, and Slovenj Gradec is its town. The centre is one long square of low painted houses, and the town was voted the most beautiful in Slovenia in 2023. The Koroška Gallery of Fine Arts here is a serious collection rather than a local one, and in 1989 the United Nations named the town a Peace Messenger City, which is still how it presents itself. Above it stands Uršlja gora, 1,699 m, with a church on the summit and marked paths up from the valley on either side. The Mislinja and Meža valleys, Dravograd on the Drava and the old lead mine at Mežica are all within half an hour.

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Ravne Castle

Ravne Castle is a castle near the town of Ravne na Koroškem, in the Carinthia region of northern Slovenia.· Wikipedia

Grmovšek Lodge Below Big Kopa Peak

The Grmovšek Lodge Below Big Kopa Peak is mountain hut under Big Kopa on the westernmost and highest part of Pohorje. The hut was built in 1937 and soon became important for hiking and wintersports.· Wikipedia

Ribnica Lodge

The Ribnica Lodge is the highest mountain lodge in the Pohorje Mountains. It lies on a small plateau below Little Black Peak in the central area of the Pohorje Hills.· Wikipedia

Radl Pass

Radl Pass, with an elevation of 670 metres (2,200 ft), is a mountain pass in the Alps, located on the border between Austria and Slovenia in the Bundesland of Styria.· Wikipedia

Kope-Ribniško Pohorje Ski Resort

Kope–Ribnica Pohorje Ski Resort is a joined Slovenian ski resort located in western part of Pohorje mountain in municipality of Slovenj Gradec and Ribnica na Pohorju.· Wikipedia

Dravograd Castle

A castle near Slovenj Gradec.

Muta Castle

Ruins near Slovenj Gradec.

Vuzenica Castle

A castle near Slovenj Gradec.

Vodriž Castle

A castle near Slovenj Gradec.

Uršlja Mountain

Mount St. Ursula or Plešivec is the easternmost peak of the Karawanks.· Wikipedia

Black Peak

Black Peak is a mountain and the highest peak in the Pohorje or Bacher Mountains in Slovenia.· Wikipedia

Lake Dravograd

A lake near Slovenj Gradec.

Ivarčko jezero

A lake near Slovenj Gradec.

Lake Peak

A mountain near Slovenj Gradec.

Pongrac

A mountain near Slovenj Gradec at 994 m.

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Pub in Muta.

Okrepčevalnica Jelka

Restaurant in Slovenj Gradec.

Okrepčevalnica pri Vidi

Restaurant in Slovenj Gradec.

Okrepčevalnica Zajc

Fast food in Slovenj Gradec.

Počitniški dom Partizanka

Restaurant in Slovenj Gradec.

Holcer

Restaurant in Slovenj Gradec.

Grill restaurant PRI MOSTU

Restaurant in Muta.

Prodnar

Pub in Slovenj Gradec.

Žohar

Restaurant in Radlje ob Dravi.

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Elevation

410 m

Population

7,600

Suggested stay

1–2 nights

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