The Municipality of Solčava (; ) is a

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in the traditional region of

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in northern

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. The seat of the municipality is the town of

Solčava Solčava (; German: ''Sulzbach'') is a village in the Upper Savinja Valley in northern Slovenia close to the Austrian border. It is the largest settlement and the seat of the Municipality of Solčava. Traditionally it belonged to the region of S ...

. Solčava became a municipality in 1998. It borders

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Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Solčava, the municipality also includes the settlements of Logarska Dolina, Podolševa, and Robanov Kot.

References

External links

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Municipality of Solčava on GeopediaSolčava municipal site

1998 establishments in Slovenia {{Solčava-geo-stub