---
title: "The mayor of Koper, Slovenia, is named Bržan."
claim_id: "f5d2e269-6c94-41c7-94c9-c1f4c9474473"
validity: 95
model: accounts/fireworks/models/deepseek-v4p1-flash
---

# Claim: The mayor of Koper, Slovenia, is named Bržan.

Verdict: 95%
Model: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Checked on: 03/10/2026

## Verdict explanation

- Multiple independent sources confirm the mayor of Koper (Slovenia) is Aleš Bržan[^1][^2][^3][^4].
- The English Wikipedia entry lists the mayor as Aleš Bržan[^1], and the Slovene Wikipedia confirms he is the current mayor (župan) of the Urban Municipality of Koper, in office since 21 December 2018[^5].
- Official/institutional pages (Hidria, FEZ, FISU) and news outlets (RTV SLO) also identify Aleš Bržan as Mayor of Koper[^3][^4][^6].

**Overall validity**: 95%

[^1]:
    [Urban Municipality of Koper - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_Municipality_of_Koper)

[^2]:
    [Koper - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koper)

[^3]:
    [Successful meeting with the Mayor of Koper, Aleš Bržan](https://fez.gov.mk/en/successful-meeting-with-the-mayor-of-koper-ales-brzan)

[^4]:
    [Koper: All appeals rejected. Bržan remains mayor.](https://www.rtvslo.si/news-in-english/koper-all-appeals-rejected-brzan-remains-mayor/474112)

[^5]:
    [Aleš Bržan - Wikipedija, prosta enciklopedija](https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ale%C5%A1_Br%C5%BEan)

[^6]:
    [For the first time we received a visit from the Mayor of Koper Aleš Bržan » Hidria](https://www.hidria.com/int/en/news/for-the-first-time-we-received-a-visit-from-the-mayor-of-koper-ales-brzan)

## Sources using this claim (1)

- [V Kopru uvajajo program nižjega izobrazbenega standarda na osnovnih šolah. Namesto dviga kakovosti…](/source/fb:reel:1113380774351210) — 20% — 1 views