The Municipality of Lovrenc na Pohorju 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 northeastern

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. It lies in the

Pohorje Pohorje (), also known as the Pohorje Massif or the Pohorje Mountains (german: Bachergebirge, ''Bacherngebirge'' or often simply ''Bachern''), is a mostly wooded, medium-high mountain range south of the Drava River in northeastern Slovenia. Acco ...

Hills to the west 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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.Lovrenc na Pohorju municipal site
The settlement of

Lovrenc na Pohorju Lovrenc na Pohorju (; german: Sankt Lorenzen an der Kärntnerbahn or ''Sankt Lorenzen ob Marburg'') is a settlement in northeastern Slovenia. It lies in the Pohorje Hills to the west of Maribor. The area is part of the traditional region of Sty ...

is the seat of the municipality.

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Lovrenc na Pohorju, the municipality also includes the following settlements: *

Činžat Činžat (, german: Zinsath) is a settlement in the Pohorje Hills in the Municipality of Lovrenc na Pohorju in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Styria, Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Re ...

Kumen Kumen () is a dispersed settlement in the Pohorje Hills in the Municipality of Lovrenc na Pohorju in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region. A chapel ...

* Puščava * Rdeči Breg * Recenjak *

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References

External links

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Municipality of Lovrenc na Pohorju on Geopedia

Lovrenc na Pohorju municipal site

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