Congress Square (Kongresni trg) in Ljubljana was named for the 1821 Congress of Laibach, where Metternich organized the Austrian response to European liberal revolts. One of the city’s most elegant public spaces, flanked by the Philharmonic Hall and Ursuline Church, with a view up to Ljubljana Castle. Free and always accessible; five minutes from Prešernov trg.
square in Ljubljana
Congress Square
Also known as Kongresni trg
Congress Square in Ljubljana was named in 1821 for the Congress of Laibach, one of the diplomatic meetings of the post-Napoleonic Concert of Europe that reorganized the continent after Waterloo. The Austrian foreign minister Metternich presided.
- Type
- square
- Destination
- Ljubljana
- Cost
- Free to visit
- Founded
- 1821
- Era
- 19th century
- Address
- Kongresni trg 1, 1000 Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana
- Coordinates
- 46.0502, 14.5039
- Official website
- Visit website