The Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica (; sl, Občina Ilirska Bistrica) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

. It belongs to the traditional region of

Inner Carniola Inner Carniola ( sl, Notranjska; german: Innerkrain) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the southwestern part of the larger Carniola region. It comprises the Hrušica karst plateau up to Postojna Gate, bordering the Slovenian Littoral (the ...

. The seat of the municipality is the town of

Ilirska Bistrica Ilirska Bistrica (; german: Illyrisch Feistritz; it, Villa del Nevoso, before 1927: ''Bisterza,'' Hungarian: ''Illírbeszterce'') is a town in the Inner Carniola region of southwestern Slovenia. It is the administrative seat of the Municipality ...

. The current municipality was established on 3 October 1994 from the former Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica without territorial changes.Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. 2007. ''Vzpostavitev lokalne samouprave v Republiki Sloveniji v številkah,'' no. 6.
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Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Ilirska Bistrica, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Bač * Brce *

Čelje Čelje (; german: Tschelje, it, Ceglie ) is a small village in the hills southwest of Prem, in the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica, in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Jerome and ...

Dobro Polje Dobro Polje ( sr-cyrl, Добро Поље) is a village in the municipality of Kalinovik, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and ...

Dolenje pri Jelšanah Dolenje pri Jelšanah (; it, Dolegna) is a village north of Jelšane in the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia, next to the border with Croatia. The settlement includes the hamlets of Dolnji Kraj ( sl, Dolnji ...

Dolnja Bitnja Dolnja Bitnja (; in older sources ''Bitinje'', it, Bittigne di Sotto) is a small settlement northwest of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: ...

* Dolnji Zemon * Fabci * Gabrk * Gornja Bitnja * Gornji Zemon * Harije * Hrušica * Huje * Jablanica *

Janeževo Brdo Janeževo Brdo (; german: Janeschewo Berdo, it, Berdo San Giovanni) is a small village in the hills east of Prem in the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. The local church in the settlement is dedicated to ...

* Jasen *

Jelšane Jelšane (; it, Elsane) is a village in the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia, right on the border with Croatia. The Jelšane Border checkpoint, international border crossing between Slovenia and Croatia is ...

Kilovče Kilovče (; german: Killenberg,''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 134. in older sources ''Küllenberg'', it, Monte Chilovi) is a small v ...

Knežak Knežak (; german: Grafenbrunn, it, Fontana del Conte) is a village on the main road from Postojna to Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. It belongs to the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica. The parish church in the settleme ...

Koritnice Koritnice (; german: Koritnize, it, Coritenza) is a village east of Knežak in the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Mass grave Koritnice is the site of a mass grave from the Second World War. The Slope C ...

* Koseze * Kuteževo *

Mala Bukovica Mala Bukovica (; german: Kleinbukowitz,''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 134. it, Bucovizza Piccola) is a village south of Ilirska Bist ...

* Male Loče * Mereče *

Nova Vas pri Jelšanah Nova Vas pri Jelšanah (; sl, Nova vas pri Jelšanah) is a small village east of Jelšane in the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia. Name The name of the settlement was cha ...

* Novokračine * Ostrožno Brdo * Pavlica *

Podbeže Podbeže (; it, Pobese) is a village north of Podgrad in the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Mass graves Podbeže is the site of a mass grave and an unmarked grave from the end of the Second World War. ...

* Podgrad *

Podgraje Podgraje (; it, Villa Podigraie) is a village southeast of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia, towards the border with Croatia. The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Our Lady of Mou ...

* Podstenje * Podstenjšek * Podtabor *

Pregarje Pregarje (; it, Pregara) is a village west of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. It is the centre of the Brkini Hills region. The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Lawrence Saint Lawrence or Laure ...

* Prelože * Prem * Račice * Ratečevo Brdo * Rečica * Rjavče *

Sabonje Sabonje (; it, Sabogna) is a village southwest of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Unmarked grave Sabonje is the site of an Mass graves in Slovenia, unmarked grave from the end of the Second World War. The Podbeže No. ...

* Smrje * Snežnik * Soze *

Starod Starod (; it, Starada) is a village in the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica in the traditional Littoral region of Slovenia, on the border with Croatia. The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Joseph and belongs to the Parish A ...

Studena Gora Studena Gora (; it, Studena in Monte) is a small settlement southwest of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Unmarked grave Studena Gora is the site of an unmarked grave from the end of the Second World War. The Parti Grave ...

* Sušak * Šembije * Tominje * Topolc *

Trpčane Trpčane (; german: Terptschane, it, Terciane) is a village southeast of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Mass graves Trpčane is the site of a mass grave and an unmarked grave from the end of the Second World War. They ...

Velika Bukovica Velika Bukovica (; german: Großbukowitz,''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 134. it, Bucovizza Grande) is a village southwest of Ilirska ...

* Veliko Brdo * Vrbica * Vrbovo * Zabiče * Zajelšje * Zarečica * Zarečje

References

External links

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Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica on Geopedia

Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
1994 establishments in Slovenia

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