The Municipality of Litija (; sl, Občina Litija) 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 ...

in central

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 ...

. The seat of the municipality is the town of

Litija Litija (; german: Littai''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 90, 92–93.) is a town in the Litija Basin in central Slovenia. It is the ...

. The area is part of the traditional Upper and

Lower Carniola Lower Carniola ( sl, Dolenjska; german: Unterkrain) is a traditional region in Slovenia, the southeastern part of the historical Carniola region. Geography Lower Carniola is delineated by the Ljubljana Basin with the city of Ljubljana to the no ...

regions. The entire municipality is now included in the

Central Sava Statistical Region The Central Sava Statistical RegionBoršič, Darja, & Alenka Kavkler. 2009. Modeling Unemployment Duration in Slovenia Using Cox Regression Models. ''Transition Studies Review'' 54(1): 145–156, p. 148. ( sl, Zasavska statistična regija) is a s ...

; until 2015 it was part of the

Central Slovenia Statistical Region The Central Slovenia Statistical Region ( sl, Osrednjeslovenska statistična regija) is a statistical region in central Slovenia. Geography This is the second-largest region in terms of territory. It has a total area of 2,555 km², with a ...

. The population of the municipality is just over 15,000.

Coat of arms

The municipal coat of arms shows the situla vase from Klenik (the

Vače situla Vače (; german: Waatsch''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 96.) is a settlement in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. The a ...

), the

Sava River The Sava (; , ; sr-cyr, Сава, hu, Száva) is a river in Central and Southeast Europe, a right-bank and the longest tributary of the Danube. It flows through Slovenia, Croatia and along its border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and finally t ...

, and a boatman pushing his boat, known as a punt, across the Sava.The decree about the coat of arms and the flag of the Municipality of Litija
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Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Litija, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Berinjek * Bistrica * Bitiče * Boltija * Borovak pri Polšniku * Breg pri Litiji * Brezje pri Kumpolju *

Brezovo Brezovo ( bg, Брезово ) is a town in Southern Bulgaria. It is located in Plovdiv oblast and is close to the town of Rakovski. Populated places The following towns and villages are located inside the territory of Brezovo municipality: ...

* Brglez * Čateška Gora * Čeplje * Cirkuše * Dobje * Dobovica *

Dole pri Litiji Dole pri Litiji (; german: Mariathal''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 90.) is a village in the Municipality of Litija in central Sloven ...

* Dolgo Brdo * Gabrovka * Gabrska Gora * Gobnik * Golišče * Gorenje Jelenje * Gornje Ravne * Gradišče * Hohovica * Hude Ravne * Javorje pri Gabrovki * Jelenska Reber *

Jesenje Jesenje is a municipality in the Krapina-Zagorje County in Croatia. In the 2011 census, there were a total of 1,560 inhabitants. The absolute majority of the population are Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic gro ...

Jevnica Jevnica () is a settlement on the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. The railway line from Ljubljana to Zidani Most runs through the settlement. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Car ...

* Ježevec * Kal pri Dolah * Kamni Vrh * Kandrše * Klanec pri Gabrovki * Klenik * Konj * Konjšica * Kresnice *

Kresniške Poljane Kresniške Poljane (; german: Kreßnitzpolane''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 92.) is a settlement on the right bank of the Sava River ...

* Kresniški Vrh * Kržišče pri Čatežu * Kumpolje *

Laze pri Gobniku Laze pri Gobniku () is a settlement west of Gabrovka in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola Lower Carniola ( sl, Dolenjska; german: Unterkrain) is a traditional region ...

Laze pri Vačah Laze pri Vačah (; german: Lase''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 96.) is a small settlement east of Vače in the Municipality of Litij ...

* Leše * Ljubež v Lazih * Lukovec * Magolnik * Mala Goba * Mala Sela * Mamolj * Moravče pri Gabrovki * Moravška Gora * Nova Gora * Okrog * Pečice * Podbukovje pri Vačah * Podpeč pod Skalo * Podšentjur * Pogonik * Polšnik * Ponoviče * Potok pri Vačah * Prelesje * Prevale * Preveg * Preženjske Njive * Radgonica * Ravne * Renke * Ribče * Ržišče *

Sava The Sava (; , ; sr-cyr, Сава, hu, Száva) is a river in Central and Southeast Europe, a right-bank and the longest tributary of the Danube. It flows through Slovenia, Croatia and along its border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and finally th ...

* Selce * Širmanski Hrib * Široka Set * Slavina *

Slivna Slivna () is a settlement west of Vače in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region. ...

* Sopota * Spodnje Jelenje * Spodnji Hotič * Spodnji Log * Stranski Vrh * Strmec * Suhadole * Šumnik * Tenetiše * Tepe *

Tihaboj Tihaboj (; in older sources also ''Tihoboj'') is a nucleated settlement in the local community of Gabrovka, Municipality of Litija, central Slovenia. It lies on a terrace in the Gabrovka Hills ( sl, Gabrovško gričevje), a part of the Mirna Val ...

* Tlaka * Tolsti Vrh *

Vače Vače (; german: Waatsch''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 96.) is a settlement in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. The a ...

Velika Goba Velika Goba (; german: Großgoba''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 95.) is a village west of Dole in the Municipality of Litija in centr ...

Velika Preska Velika Preska () is a settlement in the hills west of Dole pri Litiji in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included with the rest of the Municipality of Litija in the Central Sava Statistical ...

* Veliki Vrh pri Litiji * Vernek * Vodice pri Gabrovki * Vovše * Zagorica * Zagozd * Zapodje * Zavrh * Zglavnica * Zgornja Jevnica * Zgornji Hotič * Zgornji Log

References

External links

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Municipality of Litija on Geopedia

Municipality of Litija website

1994 establishments in Slovenia {{Litija-geo-stub