The Municipality of Oplotnica (; ) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in the traditional region of

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in northeastern

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. The seat of the municipality is the town of

Oplotnica Oplotnica (; ) 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 part of the traditiona ...

. It was formed in 1998, when it was split from the

Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica The Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica (; ) is a municipality in the traditional region of Styria in northeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Slovenska Bistrica. Slovenska Bistrica became a municipality in 1994. Settle ...

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Oplotnica, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Božje * Brezje pri Oplotnici *

Čadram Čadram (, ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Oplotnica in eastern Slovenia. It lies immediately east of Oplotnica itself. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region ...

* Dobriška Vas * Dobrova pri Prihovi * Gorica pri Oplotnici * Koritno * Kovaški Vrh * Lačna Gora * Malahorna * Markečica *

Okoška Gora Okoška Gora () is a settlement in the Municipality of Oplotnica in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the southern slopes of the Pohorje range east of Oplotnica. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria and is now included in the Drava Stat ...

* Pobrež * Prihova * Raskovec *

Straža pri Oplotnici Straža pri Oplotnici () is a settlement in the Municipality of Oplotnica in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region. Name The settlement was named ' ...

* Ugovec *

Zgornje Grušovje Zgornje Grušovje () is a settlement south of Prihova in the Municipality of Oplotnica in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria and is included in the Drava Statistical Region The Drava Statistical Region () is ...

* Zlogona Gora * Zlogona Vas

References

External links

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Municipality of Oplotnica on GeopediaOplotnica municipal site
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1998 establishments in Slovenia