The Municipality of Veržej (; sl, Občina Veržej) is a small

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 northeastern

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 Veržej. It lies on the right bank of the

Mura River The Mur () or Mura (; ; ; Prekmurje Slovene: ''Müra''Novak, Vilko. 2006. ''Slovar stare knjižne prekmurščine''. Ljubljana: ZRC SAZU, pp. 262, 269. or ''Möra'') is a river in Central Europe rising in the Hohe Tauern national park of th ...

. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the

Mura Statistical Region The Mura Statistical Region ( sl, Pomurska statistična regija) is a statistical region in northeast Slovenia. It is predominantly agricultural with field crops representing over three-quarters of the total agricultural area (twice as much as the ...

. It is known for fields of white narcisi that bloom in the area in springtime.Veržej municipal site
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Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Veržej, the municipality also includes the settlements of Banovci and Bunčani.

References

External links

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Municipality of Veržej at GeopediaVeržej municipal site
Verzej 1998 establishments in Slovenia {{Veržej-geo-stub