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

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in northeastern

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. The seat of the municipality is the settlement of Destrnik. It lies in the

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( sl, Slovenske gorice) north of

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. The area is part of the traditional region of

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. It is now included in the

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Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Destrnik, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Desenci * Dolič * Drstelja * Gomila * Gomilci * Janežovci * Janežovski Vrh * Jiršovci * Levanjci * Ločki Vrh * Placar * Strmec pri Destrniku *

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* Vintarovci * Zasadi * Zgornji Velovlek

References

External links

*
Municipality of Destrnik on Geopedia

Destrnik municipal site
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