Podpeč ob Dravinji () is a settlement in the
Municipality of Slovenske Konjice
The Municipality of Slovenske Konjice ( or ; sl, Občina Slovenske Konjice) is a municipality in the traditional region of Lower Styria, Styria in northeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Slovenske Konjice. Slovenske Ko ...
in eastern
Slovenia
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. It lies on the right bank of the
Dravinja River east of
Loče under the northern slopes of Mount Ljubično ( sl, Ljubična gora). The area is part of the traditional region of
Styria
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. The municipality is now included in the
Savinja Statistical Region
The Savinja Statistical Region ( sl, Savinjska statistična regija) is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Celje. It is named after the Savinja River. The region is very diverse in natural geography; it mainly com ...
.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from ''Podpeč'' to ''Podpeč ob Dravinji'' in 1953.
[''Spremembe naselij 1948–95''. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.]
References
External links
Podpeč ob Dravinji on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Slovenske Konjice
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