Celje

Celje (; ) is a small village in the hills southwest of Prem in the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.

Celje is the third-largest town in Slovenia. It is a regional center of the traditional Slovenian region of Styria and the administrative seat of the City Municipality of Celje . The town of Celje is located below Upper Celje Castle  at the confluence of the Savinja, Hudinja, Ložnica, and Voglajna rivers in the lower Savinja Valley, and at the crossing of the roads connecting Ljubljana, Maribor, Velenje, and the Central Sava Valley. It lies above mean sea level (MSL). The Celje region is frequently shaken by minor earthquakes.