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Village

Žiben

Located in Municipality of Kočevje, Slovenia Coordinates: 45°41′38″ N 14°57′06″ E

Map showing the location of Žiben Žiben
Location in Slovenia
Elevation
703 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Ljubljana · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
RJK Rijeka Airport61 km
LJU Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport70 km

About Žiben

Žiben is a village. Location: Municipality of Kočevje, Slovenia. Elevation: 703 m.

From Wikipedia

Žiben (pronounced [ˈʒiːbən]; sometimes Žibenj, German: Oberstein) is a remote abandoned settlement in the Municipality of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. Its territory is now part of the village of Pugled pri Starem Logu.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Žiben

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night -1° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
June (137 mm)
Driest month
January (65 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Žiben
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°8°12°17°21°23°22°18°12°6°2°
Average low (°C)-6°-5°-2°2°6°9°11°10°7°3°-1°-5°
Precipitation (mm)657192105100137114123127136135100

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Žiben

The nearest airport is Rijeka Airport (RJK), 61 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ljubljana, 53 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Rijeka Airport (RJK) Rijeka(Omišalj) 61 kmsouthwest
  • Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) Zgornji Brnik 70 kmnorthwest
  • Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG) Velika Gorica 87 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Ljubljana Population: 272.2K 53 kmnorthwest
  • Rijeka Population: 108K 57 kmsouthwest
  • Zagreb Population: 663.6K 81 kmeast
  • Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 115 kmnorthwest
  • Graz Population: 303.3K 157 kmnorth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Žiben

Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 186 natural sites, 99 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km4 places

  • Mala Gora Mountain 18 kmNW
  • Kočevski Rog Mountain 8 kmSE
  • Rinža River 10 kmSW
  • Temenica River 18 kmNE

25–60 km45 places

  • Veliki Snežnik Mountain 40 kmW
  • Krim Mountain 46 kmNW
  • Javorniki Mountain 52 kmW
  • Rača River 57 kmNW

60–100 km258 places

  • Krk Island 74 kmS
  • Uvala Stipanja Natural site 65 kmS
  • Otočić Košljun Island 79 kmS
  • Raša River 84 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Kočevski Rog Mountain, Municipality of Dolenjske Toplice
    7.9 km SE
  • Rinža River, Slovenia
    10 km SW
  • Mala Gora Mountain, Municipality of Ribnica
    18 km NW
  • Temenica River, Slovenia
    18 km NE

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources