Slovenia can not praise itself with metropolies, since it has only a small number of major cities. Therefore, in Slovenia medium-sized cities and smaller or larger villages dominate. All settlements below are divided according to number of inhabitants.

Hamlets
(Settlemnts with 3 – 15 houses)
The hamlet is a small village with 3 – 15 homes. Hamlets in Slovenia are mainly characteristic for Alpine hills, where they are melting with the solitary farms. It usually has no basic care, such as shops or schools. [_Visit locations_]

Small villages
(Settlements without specific village center and up to 300 inhabitants)
Village is primarly focused on agriculture and has no major administrative, political or other functions, activities and facilities. Usually with no school, shop, church, firehouse or other buildings with any important role. [_Visit locations_]

Villages
(Settlements with village center and with 300 – 1000 inhabitants)
Village is a rural village, which has distinctly agrarian character, with no major administrative, political or other functions and facilities. Villages were main form of settlements throughout the history, until the industrial revolution. [_Visit locations_]

Towns
(Settlements without specific town center and with 1000 – 3000 inhabitants)
A town is a settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. It is a community of people ranging from a few hudred to several thousands.  [_Visit locations_]

Small cities
(Settlements with city center and with 3000 – 6000 inhabitants)
Small city is a settlement which is an administrative, economic and cultural center of smaller area. The city is a complexed social phenomen that varies in time and space and this cities appear in different forms and with different functions. [_Visit locations_]

 Medium cities
(Settlements with city center and with 6000 – 10000 inhabitants)
Medium city is a settlement which is an administrative, economic and cultural center of wider area. It is a complex social phenomen that varies in time and space and this kind of cities appear in different forms and with different functions. [_Visit locations_]

Major cities
(Settlements with city center and more than 10000 inhabitants)
Major city is a big city, usually political, financial, transport, cultural and educational center of a region in which they are located. State can transfer a performance of certain tasks, that are connected with city development, to the city municipality. [_Visit locations_]