The Municipality of Miklavž na Dravskem Polju ( sl, Občina Miklavž na Dravskem polju) is a small

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in northeastern

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. It lies on the right bank of the

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River southeast of

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. The seat of the municipality is the settlement of Miklavž na Dravskem Polju. The area is part of the traditional region of

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. It is now included in the

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Geography

The entire municipality lies on the Drava Plain (), which is part of the sub-Pannonian region of Slovenia and is geographically a transition between the sub-Pannonian and sub-Alpine regions. To the west it borders on 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 ...

Massif, to the northwest on the Drava Valley, to the north and east on the

Slovene Hills The Slovene Hills or the Slovenian Hills ( sl, Slovenske gorice, german: Windische Bühel or ) is the largest hilly region of Slovenia, a smaller part is located in the Austrian province of Styria. It is situated in the northeast of the country and ...

, and to the southeast on the Ptuj Plain (). The far northeastern part of the municipality lies on the

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of the

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, and the rest lies on gravel plains.

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Miklavž na Dravskem Polju, the municipality also includes the settlements of Dobrovce, Dravski Dvor, and Skoke.

References

External links

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Municipality of Miklavž na Dravskem Polju on Geopedia

Miklavž na Dravskem Polju municipal site
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