The Municipality of Duplek (; ) is a small

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in northeastern

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. Its seat is Spodnji Duplek. The municipality lies on the left bank of the Drava River on the northwestern edge of the Slovene Hills (), about 10 km southeast 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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.Duplek municipal site
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Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Spodnji Duplek, the municipality also includes the following settlements: *

Ciglence Ciglence (, ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Duplek in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the southwestern edge of the Slovene Hills (), southeast of Maribor. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now in ...

* Dvorjane * Jablance * Spodnja Korena * Vurberk * Zgornja Korena * Zgornji Duplek * Žikarce * Zimica

References

External links

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Municipality of Duplek on Geopedia

Duplek municipal site
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