The Municipality of Štore (; sl, Občina Štore) is a

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in the traditional region of Styria in northeastern

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. The seat of the municipality is the town of

Štore Štore () is a town in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Štore. It lies on the Voglajna River, just east of Celje. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Stat ...

. Štore became a municipality in 1994. The Municipality of Štore was established in accordance with the Act on the Establishment of Municipalities and Determination of Their Areas. The municipality covers an area of . It has a population of 4,144 people living in 12 settlements.Municipality of Štore website.
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Administrative center

The seat of the municipality is the settlement of

. The settlement is divided into two parts, industrial and residential. The residential part has schools, a health center, a post office, and sports facilities. The industrial area was expanded with the creation of two new craft zones.

Local community

Because of its small size, the municipality has only one local community, the Local Community of Svetina ( sl, Kravna skupnost Svetina). The office of this community is in Svetina.

The flag

The flag of the municipality is rectangular. It is divided vertically into two parts in a ratio of 1:3. The smaller part is blue and the larger one is green with the

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in the center. The blue part symbolizes metallurgy and

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, and the green part symbolizes the green landscape of the municipality.

Holiday

The municipal holiday is on June 1. The day is celebrated in memory of June 1, 1836, when Ignacij Novak, the only Slovene that owned a mine in the area, received rights to open a mine. To celebrate this occasion, residents received awards, including the Golden Emblem, Silver Emblem, and Bronze Emblem of the Municipality of Štore.

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Štore, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Draga * Javornik * Kanjuce * Kompole * Laška Vas pri Štorah * Ogorevc * Pečovje * Prožinska Vas * Šentjanž nad Štorami * Svetina * Svetli Dol

References

External links

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Municipality of Štore on GeopediaMunicipality of Štore website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Municipality of Store Store 1994 establishments in Slovenia