Novo Mesto is one of the largest cities in Slovenia and the most important settlement of the Region of South East Slovenia, that is, part of the state between Ljubljana and Zagreb. Novo Mesto is also the administrative center of the municipality of the same name in Novo Mesto.

Novo Mesto has been in the possession of the Habsburgs for centuries. In 1918, it received the present name and joined the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, later Yugoslavia, to be one of the leading cities of Slovenia today.

Relief: Novo Mesto is located in the center of the Dolenjska region, in the valley of the Krka River, at the point where its valley crosses from the cliff part into a wider field. Around the city there is a wreck, and the oldest part of the city is called "Breg", because of the position on the bank above Krka.

Climate: There is moderate continental climate in the city.

Waters: Through the city flows the river Krka and divides the city into an old and new part.

Novo Mesto is one of the most developed cities in Slovenia for the past 100 years. The reason for this is the development of Slovenia's traffic connections with the East, which were reflected in the construction of a modern highway near the settlement. Thanks to the good position in the city, the light industry, but also the vehicle industry and the cosmetics industry, developed primarily.