The Municipality of Podvelka (; sl, Občina Podvelka) 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
Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...
in northern
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
Podvelka. The Municipality of Podvelka–Ribnica was created in 1994, and it then split into the
Municipality of Ribnica na Pohorju
The Municipality of Ribnica na Pohorju ( sl, Občina Ribnica na Pohorju) is a municipality in the traditional region of Styria in northeastern Slovenia. It is also part of the larger Carinthia Statistical Region. The seat of the municipality is t ...
and the Municipality of Podvelka in 1998.
Settlements
In addition to the municipal seat of Podvelka, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
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Brezno
Brezno (; 1927–1948 ''Brezno nad Hronom'', german: Bries or ''Briesen'', hu, Breznóbánya) is a town in central Slovakia with a population of around 21,000.
Geography
Brezno is located within the Geomorphological division of Slovakia, Horehr ...
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Janževski Vrh
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Javnik
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Kozji Vrh
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Lehen na Pohorju
Lehen na Pohorju () is a dispersed settlement in the Pohorje Hills in the Municipality of Podvelka in Slovenia.
Mass grave
Lehen na Pohorju is the site of a mass grave
A mass grave is a grave containing multiple human corpses, which may or may ...
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Ožbalt
Ožbalt () is a village on the left bank of the Drava, Drava River in the Municipality of Podvelka in Slovenia.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from ''Sveti Ožbalt'' (literally, 'Saint Oswald') to ''Ožbalt'' (literally, 'Oswald') in ...
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Rdeči Breg
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Spodnja Kapla
Spodnja Kapla () is a dispersed settlement in the hills north of the Drava River in the Municipality of Podvelka in Slovenia, close to the border with Austria.
Name
The name ''Spodnja Kapla'' literally means 'lower Kapla', distinguishing the sett ...
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Vurmat
Vurmat () is a dispersed settlement in the hills above the left bank of the Drava River in northeastern Slovenia. The main part of the settlement is in the Municipality of Podvelka and the remainder belongs to the Municipality of Selnica ob Dravi ...
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Zgornja Kapla
Zgornja Kapla () is a dispersed settlement in the hills north of the Drava River in the Municipality of Podvelka in Slovenia, on the border with Austria.
Name
The name ''Zgornja Kapla'' literally means 'upper Kapla', distinguishing the settlement ...
References
External links
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Municipality of Podvelka on GeopediaMunicipality of Podvelka website
Podvelka
1998 establishments in Slovenia
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