Ilirska Bistrica

Ilirska Bistrica
Town
From top, left to right: Town Hall and the Center, Railway station, Ivan Lah house, Old locomotive, St. Peter's Church
Ilirska Bistrica
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°34′4.46″N 14°15′9.69″E / 45.5679056°N 14.2526917°E / 45.5679056; 14.2526917
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionLittoral–Inner Carniola
MunicipalityIlirska Bistrica
Town1933
Town proclamation1952
Government
  MayorGregor Kovačič (Independent)
Area
  Total
34.8 km2 (auto sq mi)
Elevation
421.2 m (1,381.9 ft)
Population
 (2012)
  Total
4,539
  Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationKP
ClimateCfb

Ilirska Bistrica (pronounced [iˈlíːɾska ˈbíːstɾitsa] ; German: Illyrisch Feistritz; Italian: Villa del Nevoso, before 1927: Bisterza, Hungarian: Illírbeszterce) is a town in the Inner Carniola region of southwestern Slovenia. It is the administrative seat of the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica.