The Municipality of Slovenske Konjice ( or ; sl, Občina Slovenske Konjice) 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

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in northeastern

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. The seat of the municipality is the town of

Slovenske Konjice Slovenske Konjice ( or ; german: Gonobitz, in older sources also ''Gannobitz'') is a town in northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Slovenske Konjice. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. History and town ...

. Slovenske Konjice became a municipality in 1994. Obcine Slovenija 2011 Zrece Oplotnica SlKonjice SlBistrica

Geography

The municipality is now included in the

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. It is the administrative and cultural center of the

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Valley. It spreads over and has a population of 13,600. About from

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, or

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, it is easily reachable by the

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and via the small airport Slovenske Konjiceairport
/ref> near Loče.

Location

Municipality of Slovenske Konjice borders on the municipalities of

Šmarje pri Jelšah Šmarje pri Jelšah (; german: Sankt Marein bei Erlachstein''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 4: ''Štajersko''. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 62.) is a town in eastern Slovenia. It i ...

and

Šentjur Šentjur ( or ; german: Sankt Georgen) is a town in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat, and largest settlement, of the Municipality of Šentjur. The town lies on the Voglajna River east southeast of Celje. The settlement, and the entire municipal ...

to the south, Vojnik to the west,

Zreče Zreče (; german: Rötschach bei Gonobitz) is a town in northeast Slovenia and is the seat of the Municipality of Zreče. It lies on the slopes of Pohorje in the upper valley of the Dravinja River. The area is part of the traditional region of Styr ...

to the northwest,

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 ...

to the north,

Slovenska Bistrica Slovenska Bistrica (; german: Windisch-Feistritz) is a town south of Maribor in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica, one of the largest municipalities in Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional regio ...

to the east, and

Rogaška Slatina Rogaška Slatina (; german: Rohitsch-Sauerbrunn''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 4: ''Štajersko''. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 248.) is a town in eastern Slovenia. It is the large ...

to the southeast.

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of

, the municipality also includes the following settlements: *

Bezina Bezina (, german: Wesina) is a settlement in the Municipality of Slovenske Konjice in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the regional road leading north from Slovenske Konjice to Oplotnica. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The munic ...

* Blato * Brdo *

Breg pri Konjicah Breg pri Konjicah () is a settlement in the Municipality of Slovenske Konjice in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the right bank of the Dravinja River just east of Slovenske Konjice itself. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The mu ...

Brezje pri Ločah Brezje pri Ločah () is a settlement in the Municipality of Slovenske Konjice in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the edge of the Dravinja Valley east of Slovenske Konjice and north of Loče. The area is part of the traditional Styria region. The mu ...

Dobrava pri Konjicah Dobrava pri Konjicah () is a settlement northwest of Slovenske Konjice in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The entire Municipality of Slovenske Konjice is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region The ...

Dobrnež Dobrnež (, in older sources ''Doberneš'', german: Dobernesch) is a settlement in the Municipality of Slovenske Konjice in eastern Slovenia. It lies on regional road leading east from Slovenske Konjice to Slovenska Bistrica. The area is part of t ...

* Draža Vas * Gabrovlje * Gabrovnik * Kamna Gora * Klokočovnik * Koble * Kolačno * Konjiška Vas * Kraberk * Ličenca * Lipoglav * Loče * Mali Breg * Mlače * Nova Vas pri Konjicah * Novo Tepanje * Ostrožno pri Ločah * Penoje * Perovec * Petelinjek pri Ločah * Podob * Podpeč ob Dravinji * Polene * Preloge pri Konjicah * Prežigal * Selski Vrh *

Škalce Škalce () is a settlement in the Municipality of Slovenske Konjice in eastern Slovenia. It lies in the hills just north of Slovenske Konjice itself. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Sa ...

* Škedenj * Sojek * Špitalič pri Slovenskih Konjicah * Spodnja Pristava * Spodnje Grušovje *

Spodnje Laže Spodnje Laže () is a settlement in the Municipality of Slovenske Konjice in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Dravinja River. The railway line from Celje to Pragersko runs through the settlement. The area is part of the tradition ...

* Spodnje Preloge * Spodnji Jernej * Štajerska Vas * Stare Slemene * Strtenik * Suhadol * Sveti Jernej *

Tepanje Tepanje (, german: Tepina) is a village in the Municipality of Slovenske Konjice in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. The A1 motorway and th ...

* Tepanjski Vrh * Tolsti Vrh * Vešenik *

Zbelovo Zbelovo () is a village in the Municipality of Slovenske Konjice in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Dravinja River. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statisti ...

* Zbelovska Gora * Zeče * Zgornja Pristava *

Zgornje Laže Zgornje Laže () is a small settlement in the Municipality of Slovenske Konjice in eastern Slovenia. It lies in the hills north of Spodnje Laže. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The entire municipality is now included in the ...

* Žiče

References

External links

*
Municipality of Slovenske Konjice on GeopediaMunicipality of Slovenske Konjice website
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1994 establishments in Slovenia