Municipality of Šoštanj

Municipality of Šoštanj

*Občina Šoštanj*
Municipality of Šoštanj Občina Šoštanj
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location of the Municipality of Šoštanj in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 46°24′N 15°3′E / 46.400°N 15.050°E
Country	Slovenia
Established	1994
Government
• Mayor	Darko Menih
Area
• Total	95.6 km2 (36.9 sq mi)
Population (2002)
• Total	8,254
• Density	86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02 (CEST)
Website	www.sostanj.si

The Municipality of Šoštanj (pronounced [ˈʃoːʃtan] ^ⓘ; Slovene: Občina Šoštanj) is a municipality in northern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Šoštanj.^[2] The municipality was established on 3 October 1994, prior to which it belonged to the larger Municipality of Velenje.^[3] The municipal holiday is celebrated on 30 October.^[4]

Settlements

In addition to the namesake city, the municipality also includes the following settlements:

References

External links

Media related to Municipality of Šoštanj at Wikimedia Commons
Municipality of Šoštanj on Geopedia
Portal Šoštanj.info
Šoštanj municipal site

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[1] Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002

[2] Šoštanj municipal site

[3] Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. 2007. Vzpostavitev lokalne samouprave v Republiki Sloveniji v številkah, no. 6.

[4] Občina Šoštanj. Uradni podatki. (in Slovene)

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v t e Municipality of Šoštanj
Settlements	Administrative seat: Šoštanj Bele Vode Družmirje Florjan Gaberke Lokovica Ravne Šentvid pri Zavodnju Skorno pri Šoštanju Topolšica Zavodnje
Landmarks	Lake Družmir Pusti Grad Castle Topolšica Hospital Topolšica Spa
Notable people	Karel Destovnik Josip Vošnjak