The Municipality of Oplotnica (; sl, Občina Oplotnica) 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 the traditional region of Styria in northeastern

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

Oplotnica Oplotnica (; german: Oplotnitz) is a small town in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Oplotnica. It lies on the Oplotniščica River, a left tributary of the Dravinja River, to the north of Slovenske Konjice. The area is par ...

. It was formed in 1998, when it was split from the Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica.

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Oplotnica, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Božje * Brezje pri Oplotnici * Čadram * Dobriška Vas * Dobrova pri Prihovi *

Gorica pri Oplotnici Gorica pri Oplotnici (, in older sources ''Gorični Vrh'', german: Goritzenberg) is a settlement on the western edge of Oplotnica in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The entire Municipality of Oplotnica is i ...

* Koritno * Kovaški Vrh * Lačna Gora * Malahorna * Markečica * Okoška Gora * Pobrež * Prihova * Raskovec * Straža pri Oplotnici * Ugovec * Zgornje Grušovje * Zlogona Gora * Zlogona Vas

References

External links

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Municipality of Oplotnica on GeopediaOplotnica municipal site
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1998 establishments in Slovenia