The Municipality of Šoštanj (; ) is a

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in northern

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. The seat of the municipality is the town of

Šoštanj Šoštanj (; ) is a town in northern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Šoštanj. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The entire municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. History Šoštanj w ...

. The municipality was established on 3 October 1994, prior to which it belonged to the larger Municipality of Velenje. The municipal holiday is celebrated on 30 October.Občina Šoštanj. Uradni podatki.

Settlements

In addition to the namesake city, the municipality also includes the following settlements: *

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* Družmirje * Florjan * Gaberke * Lokovica * Ravne * Šentvid pri Zavodnju * Skorno pri Šoštanju * Topolšica * Zavodnje

References

External links

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Municipality of Šoštanj on Geopedia

Portal Šoštanj.info

Šoštanj municipal site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Municipality of Sostanj Sostanj 1994 establishments in Slovenia