The Honorary Consulate of Slovenia in St. Pölten is a volunteer-run office led by honorary consul Dr. Erwin Proell. It assists Slovenian citizens in Lower Austria; passport and visa applications go to the Slovenian Embassy in Vienna.
Contact Details
| Address | Neue Herrengasse 10/3, 3100 St. Pölten, Austria |
| Telephone | +43 2742 90 666 6101 |
| proell@slo-konsulat.at | |
| Head of Mission | Dr. Erwin Proell, Honorary Consul |
| Consular district | Lower Austria |
Opening Hours
No regular opening hours are published. Contact the consulate by phone or e-mail to arrange a visit.
Location of the Consulate
The Slovenian honorary consul in St. Pölten
Since 2017, Dr. Erwin Proell has looked after Slovenian interests in Lower Austria. There are no fixed public hours, so arrange a meeting first.
Passports and visas: who is responsible?
Good to know: Austrian citizens need no visa for Slovenia and can travel with a passport or an identity card. Formal consular services – passports, certificates and visas – are provided by the consular section of the Slovenian Embassy in Vienna.
Contact details of the Slovenian Embassy in Vienna, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Kolingasse 12 / 3rd floor, 1090 Vienna, Austria
- Telephone: +43 1 319 11 60
- Email: sloembassy.vienna@gov.si
- Opening hours: Monday 09:30–12:30; Wednesday 09:30–11:30 and 13:00–16:00; Thursday 09:30–12:30
- Website: www.dunaj.veleposlanistvo.si
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Slovenia and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Slovenian citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Other consulates and embassies in St. Pölten
14 other countries are represented in St. Pölten: Azerbaijan (honorary), Bangladesh (honorary), Bulgaria (honorary), Cabo Verde (honorary), Chile (honorary), Côte d’Ivoire (honorary), Guatemala (honorary), Kazakhstan (honorary), Malta (honorary), Moldova (honorary), North Macedonia (honorary), Slovakia (honorary), South Africa (honorary), Ukraine (honorary).
Slovenian missions in Austria
Measured in a straight line from St. Pölten, the nearest other Slovenian office is the Embassy in Vienna (about 56 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from St. Pölten.
- Vienna (56 km) – Embassy of Slovenia
- Klagenfurt (200 km) – Consulate General (Carinthia, Salzburg, Tyrol and Vorarlberg)
- Eisenstadt (78 km) – Honorary Consulate (Burgenland)
- Graz (130 km) – Honorary Consulate (Styria)
- Linz (100 km) – Honorary Consulate (Upper Austria)
- Salzburg (200 km) – Honorary Consulate (Salzburg)
- St. Pölten – Honorary Consulate (Lower Austria) (this page)
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Details checked on 8 October 2026. Sources: Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs (BMEIA) – directory of consular representations, BMEIA travel information. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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