Nearly 100,000 Welcome 2011 at Outdoor Celebrations

Ljubljana/Maribor/Koper, 1 January - Concerts by popular musicians launched partying of tens of thousands of people who gathered in towns across Slovenia late on Friday to usher in 2011 as spectacular fireworks lit up the skies on the New Year's Eve.

Novo mesto Paramedics on duty on New Year's Eve Photo: Rasto Bozic/STA

Novo mesto
Paramedics on duty on New Year's Eve
Photo: Rasto Bozic/STA

Novo mesto A crowd gathered in the town centre of Novo mesto for New Year's Eve celebrations Photo: Rasto Bozic/STA

Novo mesto
A crowd gathered in the town centre of Novo mesto for New Year's Eve celebrations
Photo: Rasto Bozic/STA

Kranj traditional open-air celebration of 2011 in the city of Kranj Photo: Saso Pipan/STA

Kranj
traditional open-air celebration of 2011 in the city of Kranj
Photo: Saso Pipan/STA

Kranj Midnight fireworks in the city of Kranj, which organised a traditional open-air celebration of 2011 Photo: Saso Pipan/STA

Kranj
Midnight fireworks in the city of Kranj, which organised a traditional open-air celebration of 2011
Photo: Saso Pipan/STA

Ljubljana Mayor of Ljubljana Zoran Jankovic wishing a Happy New Year to tens of thousands of people who gathered in the city centre to celebrate the arrival of 2011 Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana
Mayor of Ljubljana Zoran Jankovic wishing a Happy New Year to tens of thousands of people who gathered in the city centre to celebrate the arrival of 2011
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana Crowds gathered in the city centre to celebrate the arrival of 2011 Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana
Crowds gathered in the city centre to celebrate the arrival of 2011
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana Dozens of concerts and other gigs in the city centre attracted tens of thousands of people to celebrate the arrival of 2011 Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana
Dozens of concerts and other gigs in the city centre attracted tens of thousands of people to celebrate the arrival of 2011
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana Ljubljana ushered in the year 2011 with a spectacular midnight fireworks at traditional open-air celebrations in the city centre Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana
Ljubljana ushered in the year 2011 with a spectacular midnight fireworks at traditional open-air celebrations in the city centre
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana Tens of thousands gathered in the city centre to welcome the year 2011 Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana
Tens of thousands gathered in the city centre to welcome the year 2011
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana Ljubljana ushered in the year 2011 with a spectacular midnight fireworks at traditional open-air celebrations in the city centre Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana
Ljubljana ushered in the year 2011 with a spectacular midnight fireworks at traditional open-air celebrations in the city centre
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana Tens of thousands gathered in the city centre to welcome the year 2011 Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana
Tens of thousands gathered in the city centre to welcome the year 2011
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

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