The Municipality of Duplek (; sl, Občina Duplek) is a small

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in northeastern

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. Its seat is Spodnji Duplek. The municipality lies on the left bank of the Drava River on the northwestern edge of the

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( sl, Slovenske gorice), about 10 km southeast of

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. The area is part of the traditional region of

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. It is now included in the

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Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Spodnji Duplek, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Ciglence *

Dvorjane Dvorjane () is a village in the Municipality of Duplek in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Drava River southeast of Maribor. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava S ...

* Jablance *

Spodnja Korena Spodnja Korena () is a settlement in the Municipality of Duplek in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the southwestern edge of the Slovene Hills ( sl, Slovenske gorice) southeast of Maribor. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The ...

Vurberk Vurberk () is a settlement in the Municipality of Duplek in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Drava River on the southwestern edge of the Slovene Hills ( sl, Slovenske gorice), southeast of Maribor. The area is part of the tra ...

Zgornja Korena Zgornja Korena () is a settlement in the Municipality of Duplek in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the southwestern edge of the Slovene Hills ( sl, Slovenske gorice) southeast of Maribor. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The ...

Zgornji Duplek Zgornji Duplek () is a settlement in the Municipality of Duplek in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Drava River southeast of Maribor. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in th ...

Žikarce Žikarce () is a settlement in the Slovene Hills ( sl, Slovenske gorice) in the Municipality of Duplek in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region ...

Zimica Zimica () is a village in the Municipality of Duplek in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the southwestern edge of the Slovene Hills ( sl, Slovenske gorice) east of Maribor. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is ...

References

External links

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Municipality of Duplek on Geopedia

Duplek municipal site
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