Celje was known as Celeia during the Roman period. Early attestations of the name during or following Slavic settlement include Cylia in 452, ecclesiae Celejanae in 579, Zellia in 824, in Cilia in 1310, Cilli in 1311, and … See more

The first settlement in the area of Celje appeared during the Hallstatt era. The settlement was known in the Celtic times and to Ancient Greek historians as Kelea; findings suggest that Celts coined Noric money in th… See more

The town's tourist sights include a Grayfriars' monastery founded in 1241 and a palace from the 16th century.
The parish church, dating from the 14th century, with its Gothic chapel, is a specimen o… See more