- Population
- 2,880
- 2.9K
- Elevation
- 361 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Ljubljana · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- LJU Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport49 km
- MBX Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport50 km
About Sostanj
Sostanj is a city. Location: Municipality of Šoštanj, Slovenia. Population: 2,880. Elevation: 361 m.
Šoštanj (pronounced [ˈʃóːʃtan] ; German: Schönstein) is a town in northern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Šoštanj. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The entire municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.
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At a glance
- Heritage designation
- registered immobile cultural heritage of Slovenia
- Area
- 3.7 km²
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Sostanj
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 117 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 26°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- June (154 mm)
- Driest month
- January (52 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 6° | 11° | 15° | 20° | 24° | 26° | 25° | 21° | 15° | 8° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -3° | 0° | 4° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 1° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 52 | 56 | 77 | 96 | 106 | 154 | 148 | 133 | 119 | 123 | 117 | 80 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Sostanj
The nearest airport is Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU), 49 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ljubljana, 56 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) Zgornji Brnik 49 kmwest
- Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX) Maribor 50 kmeast
- Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) Klagenfurt am Wörthersee 62 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Ljubljana Population: 272.2K 56 kmsouthwest
- Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 63 kmnorthwest
- Graz Population: 303.3K 82 kmnorth
- Zagreb Population: 663.6K 95 kmsoutheast
- Rijeka Population: 108K 126 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sostanj
Within 100 km: 207 historic and cultural sites, 728 natural sites, 364 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km15 places
- Ribnica Lake Lake 21 kmNE
- Lake Žovnek Lake 12 kmS
- Rogla Mountain 23 kmE
- Raduha Mountain 23 kmW
25–60 km329 places
- Šmarna gora Mountain 53 kmSW
- Pohorje Mountain 36 kmNE
- Mrzla Gora Mountain 36 kmW
- Grintavec Mountain 40 kmW
60–100 km955 places
- Lake Bohinj Lake 92 kmW
- Lake Bled Lake 73 kmW
- Triglav Mountain 93 kmW
- Veliki Snežnik Mountain 100 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Paka River, Slovenia7.2 km S
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Gornja Mountain, Feistritz ob Bleiburg23 km NW
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Kordeževa Glava Mountain, Carinthia25 km NW
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Lake Žovnek Lake, Slovenia12 km S
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Črni Vrh Mountain, Municipality of Mislinja18 km NE
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Dreta River, Slovenia16 km SW
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Bolska River, Slovenia16 km S
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Rogla Mountain, Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica23 km E
Sources & licences
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