The Municipality of Preddvor (; sl, Občina Preddvor) 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
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
Preddvor. The municipality was established on 3 October 1994, when the former larger Municipality of Kranj was subdivided into the municipalities of
Cerklje na Gorenjskem
Cerklje na Gorenjskem (; german: Zirklach''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 52.) is a village in northwestern Slovenia. It is the seat of ...
,
Kranj,
Naklo, Preddvor, and
Šenčur
Šenčur (; in older sources also ''Šentjur'',''Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung'', no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 7. german: Sankt Georgen''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vie ...
. The municipality was reduced in size on 7 August 1998 by the creation of the
Municipality of Jezersko
The Municipality of Jezersko (; sl, Občina Jezersko ) is a municipality in northern Slovenia. In 1995, Jezersko became part of Preddvor and became an independent municipality in 1998. Originally located in the historic region of Carinthia, ...
from its territory.
Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. 2007. ''Vzpostavitev lokalne samouprave v Republiki Sloveniji v številkah,'' no. 6.
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Settlements
In addition to the municipal seat of Preddvor, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
* Bašelj
* Breg ob Kokri
* Hraše pri Preddvoru
* Hrib
* Kokra
The Kokra () is a river of Slovenia. Originating in the Karawanks, the river is long. It flows into the Sava
The Sava (; , ; sr-cyr, Сава, hu, Száva) is a river in Central and Southeast Europe, a right-bank and the longest tributary o ...
* Mače
* Možjanca
* Nova Vas
* Potoče
* Spodnja Bela
* Srednja Bela
* Tupaliče
* Zgornja Bela
References
External links
*
Municipality of Preddvor on GeopediaMunicipality of Preddvor website
1994 establishments in Slovenia
Preddvor
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