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VELENJE is an administrative and economic centre of the Salek Valley. It was first mentioned as a market town in 1264. Its economic development started after the discovery of coal at the end of the 19th century. The majority of the present town was built after 1959. Velenje is not only, due to its manufacturing industry (www.gorenje.si), among the most important Slovene economic centres, it represents also one of the most important educational, cultural and sport centres in the country. The Castle of Velenje is the most preserved castle of the Salek Valley. It was originally built in the 13th century and owes its present image to the renovations in the 17th century
(http://www.burger.si/Velenje/VelenjeENG.html ).CELJE has location, picturesque surroundings, and glorious history. Under the stars of the powerful Counts of Celje who were granted the noble status of Princes of the Province by the German King Sigismund in 1436, the town of Celje came back to life and soon restored its old historical glory. After the year 1456, following the murder of Ulrich II, the last Count of Celje, the battle between the Counts of Celje and the Hapsburg Crown had finished with the defeat of the Princes. (http://www.rcc-irc.si/celje/
http://www.randburg.com/si/celje.html).