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We are further expanding the BicikeLJ system
This fall we have brought bicycles in the self-service bicycle rental system BicikeLJ even closer to our citizens by setting up 9 new locations with 90 bicycles. Ljubljana has already 72 BicikeLJ stations and 720 bicycles.
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Decisively for the European Capital of Culture 2025
On Tuesday, 24 November 2020, we submitted the second application book for the candidacy of Ljubljana for the European Capital of Culture 2025. Ljubljana is running for the title with the support of 25 municipalities of the Ljubljana Urban Region.
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In memoriam: Prof. Dr. Zora Konjajev
Honorary Citizen of Ljubljana Prof. Dr. Zora Konjajev, doctor, neonatologist, pioneer of Slovenian paediatrics and partisan, has passed away.
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City landmarks lit up for support and awareness-raising
On Tuesday, 17 November, to show our support for the global commitment to total elimination of cervical cancer we lit up the Butchers’ Bridge in teal and the Ljubljana Castle in purple to mark the World Prematurity Day.
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Ljubljana listed among the top 25 small cities in the world
The renowned British magazine Monocle has revealed its annual Small Cities Index and ranked Ljubljana among the top 25 small cities in the world.
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LPP drivers helping the University Medical Centre Ljubljana
LPP drivers took up the invitation of the University Medical Centre Ljubljana and volunteered to help. As volunteers they are helping with the logistics, cleaning and disinfection of beds and ambulances.
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New urban equipment is being installed at the Golovec hill in Ljubljana
Visitors of the Golovec hill, the focus area of the URBforDAN project in Ljubljana, are excited about new urban equipment that is being installed. Its purpose is to inform and guide visitors, as well as enrich their time in the forest in various ways.
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International exhibition of posters on tolerance
From 11 November to 2 December 2020, an international exhibition of posters on the topic of tolerance is on display in the open-air gallery on the platform in front of the Slovenian House (Figovec). With the exhibition we are marking the International Day for Tolerance, 16 November, by presenting works of exceptional authors of posters and at the same time we are opening up an opportunity for much needed dialogue on the topic in the wider society.
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Virtual meeting of the Rainbow Cities Network
This year we attended the meeting of rainbow cities, which should have been held in Bergen, Norway, only virtually due to the epidemic and discussed the activities of the Rainbow Cities Network with representatives of other cities on 5 and 6 November 2020.
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Laying stumbling stones
For the third consecutive year, in cooperation with the Jewish Cultural Centre Ljubljana, we are running the project of placing commemorative markings into the pavement, the so-called stumbling stones – Stolpersteine, initiated by German artist Günter Demnig to commemorate holocaust victims.