The Municipality of Metlika (; sl, Občina Metlika) 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

Lower Carniola Lower Carniola ( sl, Dolenjska; german: Unterkrain) is a traditional region in Slovenia, the southeastern part of the historical Carniola region. Geography Lower Carniola is delineated by the Ljubljana Basin with the city of Ljubljana to the no ...

in southeastern

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

Metlika Metlika (; german: Möttling''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 10.) is a town in southeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Munici ...

. Metlika became a municipality in 1994.

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Metlika, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Bereča Vas * Boginja Vas * Bojanja Vas * Boldraž * Boršt * Božakovo * Božič Vrh * Brezovica pri Metliki * Bušinja Vas * Čurile *

Dole Dole may refer to: Places * Dole, Ceredigion, Wales * Dole, Idrija, Slovenia * Dole, Jura, France ** Arrondissement of Dole * Dole (Kladanj), a village at the entity line of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina-Republika Srpska * Dole, Ljubušk ...

* Dolnja Lokvica * Dolnje Dobravice * Dolnji Suhor pri Metliki * Drage * Dragomlja Vas * Drašiči * Geršiči * Gornja Lokvica * Gornje Dobravice * Gornji Suhor pri Metliki * Grabrovec * Gradac * Grm pri Podzemlju * Hrast pri Jugorju * Jugorje pri Metliki * Kamenica *

Kapljišče Kapljišče () is a small settlement in the Municipality of Metlika in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia on the left bank of the Kolpa River. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Car ...

Klošter Klošter (; german: Kloster''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 13.) is a settlement on the left bank of the Lahinja River in the Municip ...

Krasinec Krasinec (; german: Krassinz''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v dravnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 12.) is a settlement on the left bank of the Kolpa River in the Municipali ...

* Krašnji Vrh * Krivoglavice * Križevska Vas * Krmačina * Mačkovec pri Suhorju * Malo Lešče * Mlake * Okljuka * Otok *

Podzemelj Podzemelj (; german: Podsemel''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v dravnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 12.) is a village on the left bank of the Kolpa River in the Municipality ...

* Prilozje *

Primostek Primostek () is a village in the Municipality of Metlika in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia. It lies on the right bank of the Lahinja River, close to its confluence with the Kolpa River, next to the border with Croatia. The enti ...

* Radoši * Radovica * Radoviči * Rakovec * Ravnace * Rosalnice * Sela pri Jugorju * Škemljevec * Škrilje * Slamna Vas * Svržaki * Trnovec * Vidošiči * Želebej *

Železniki Železniki (; german: Eisnern''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 66–67.) is a small town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipali ...

Zemelj Zemelj () is a small settlement on the left bank of the Kolpa River in the Municipality of Metlika in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southe ...

References

External links

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Municipality of Metlika on GeopediaMetlika municipal site
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1994 establishments in Slovenia