The Municipality of Šoštanj (; sl, Občina Šoštanj) 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 northern
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
Šoštanj
Šoštanj (; german: Schönstein) 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.
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. 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:
* Bele Vode
* Družmirje
* Florjan
* Gaberke
* Lokovica
* Ravne
* Šentvid pri Zavodnju
* Skorno pri Šoštanju
* Topolšica
* Zavodnje
References
External links
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Municipality of Šoštanj at Geopedia
Portal Šoštanj.info
Šoštanj municipal site
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Sostanj
1994 establishments in Slovenia