The Municipality of Prebold (; ) is a small

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in central

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. The seat of the municipality is Prebold. The municipality lies on the edge of the lower

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Valley at the northern edge of the Sava Hills west of

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. The area is part of the traditional region of

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. The municipality is now included in the

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.Prebold municipal site
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Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Prebold, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Dolenja Vas * Kaplja Vas * Latkova Vas * Marija Reka * Matke * Šešče pri Preboldu * Sveti Lovrenc

References

External links

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Municipality of Prebold on Geopedia

Municipality of Prebold website
Prebold 1998 establishments in Slovenia {{Prebold-geo-stub