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riability is very high and differences between cities very big. Already men-
tioned Sežana with almost one third of foreign citizens among men is one
extreme. On the other side there are cities with less than one percent of fo-
reign residents. Men are considerably more numerous than women. Citi-
es with the highest shares are either in western Slovenia (Adriatic coast) or
in central parts (industrial cities). Maribor that used to be the most impor-
tant industrial center of Slovenia has lower shares than all the rest big citi-
es and less than the average for urban areas. It is obviously no longer intere-
sting for foreign workers as its industrial importance diminished.
Crossborder migrations including those across former borders within
socialist Yugoslavia created a population mixture of immigrants and non-
-immigrants (»natives«). In majority of urban areas the share of second
and third generation immigrants together was higher than the share of the
210 first generation. Higher share of the first generation shows more intense re-
cent immigration that is characteristic for industrial centers where cheap
labor from abroad is still needed for the work in industry, construction or
mining (Šoštanj, Velenje, Štore, Sežana). The largest shares of immigrants
of all three generations (at least one of parent has immigrant roots) are abo-
ut half or even slightly more in cities in western Slovenia (all three major
Adriatic coast cities: Koper/Capodistria, Izola/Isola, Piran/Pirano). This
is not a surprise as Italian population after second world war largely op-
ted for Italy and left this cities. They were therefore opened for immigrati-
on from inner parts of Slovenia and from other parts of Yugoslavia. Besides
Koper/Capodistria became an important port and industrial center, Izola/
Isola also developed industry, but did not neglect the development of tou-
rism while Piran/Pirano that forms a small conurbation together with the
neigbouring small cities Portorož/Portorose and Lucija/Lucia developed
into major tourist center. More than enough reasons for the need for labor
to emerge. In other cities with considerable shares of immigrant populati-
on the reasons are heavy industry, methalurgy, mining and construction
(Jesenice – ironworks/steelworks, Velenje – coal mine). Largely non-im-
migrant cities are all very small and not very urban like for example smal-
ler industrial centers in Pre-Alps (Cerkno, Žiri) or the smaller two cities in
still relatively agrarian region of Prekmurje (Beltinci, Turnišče) and some
other more or less remote towns. Cities with higher shares of the first ge-
neration usually have higher share of immigrants from former Yugoslav re-
publics (Jesenice, Velenje). Among middle-size cities those with the lowest
shares of immigrants from abroad and with relatively low shares of first ge-
neration immigrants from former Yugoslavia are Ptuj and Murska Sobota
in economically weaker part of northeastearn Slovenia.
riability is very high and differences between cities very big. Already men-
tioned Sežana with almost one third of foreign citizens among men is one
extreme. On the other side there are cities with less than one percent of fo-
reign residents. Men are considerably more numerous than women. Citi-
es with the highest shares are either in western Slovenia (Adriatic coast) or
in central parts (industrial cities). Maribor that used to be the most impor-
tant industrial center of Slovenia has lower shares than all the rest big citi-
es and less than the average for urban areas. It is obviously no longer intere-
sting for foreign workers as its industrial importance diminished.
Crossborder migrations including those across former borders within
socialist Yugoslavia created a population mixture of immigrants and non-
-immigrants (»natives«). In majority of urban areas the share of second
and third generation immigrants together was higher than the share of the
210 first generation. Higher share of the first generation shows more intense re-
cent immigration that is characteristic for industrial centers where cheap
labor from abroad is still needed for the work in industry, construction or
mining (Šoštanj, Velenje, Štore, Sežana). The largest shares of immigrants
of all three generations (at least one of parent has immigrant roots) are abo-
ut half or even slightly more in cities in western Slovenia (all three major
Adriatic coast cities: Koper/Capodistria, Izola/Isola, Piran/Pirano). This
is not a surprise as Italian population after second world war largely op-
ted for Italy and left this cities. They were therefore opened for immigrati-
on from inner parts of Slovenia and from other parts of Yugoslavia. Besides
Koper/Capodistria became an important port and industrial center, Izola/
Isola also developed industry, but did not neglect the development of tou-
rism while Piran/Pirano that forms a small conurbation together with the
neigbouring small cities Portorož/Portorose and Lucija/Lucia developed
into major tourist center. More than enough reasons for the need for labor
to emerge. In other cities with considerable shares of immigrant populati-
on the reasons are heavy industry, methalurgy, mining and construction
(Jesenice – ironworks/steelworks, Velenje – coal mine). Largely non-im-
migrant cities are all very small and not very urban like for example smal-
ler industrial centers in Pre-Alps (Cerkno, Žiri) or the smaller two cities in
still relatively agrarian region of Prekmurje (Beltinci, Turnišče) and some
other more or less remote towns. Cities with higher shares of the first ge-
neration usually have higher share of immigrants from former Yugoslav re-
publics (Jesenice, Velenje). Among middle-size cities those with the lowest
shares of immigrants from abroad and with relatively low shares of first ge-
neration immigrants from former Yugoslavia are Ptuj and Murska Sobota
in economically weaker part of northeastearn Slovenia.
