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

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in central

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. Its seat is the settlement of Ig. It was formed in 1995 from parts of the Municipality of Vič–Rudnik, until then one of the five municipalities that formed the Civic Assembly of Municipalities of

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. It is part of the traditional region of

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and is now included in the

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. In the past the area was mostly

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land, but now Ig is a suburban and industrialized municipality. In 2002, it had 5,445 inhabitants.Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002
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Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Ig, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Brest * Dobravica * Draga * Golo *

Gornji Ig Gornji Ig (; in older sources also ''Gorenji Ig'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 108. german: Oberigg) is a village in the hills sou ...

* Iška *

Iška Loka Iška Loka (; german: Igglack''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 108.) is a village in the Municipality of Ig in central Slovenia, in the ...

* Iška Vas * Kot *

Kremenica Kremenica () is a settlement immediately southeast of Ig in central Slovenia. The entire Municipality of Ig is part of the traditional region of Inner Carniola. It is included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. Church The local c ...

Matena Matena () is a village in the Municipality of Ig in central Slovenia, just south of the capital Ljubljana. The entire municipality is part of the traditional region of Inner Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Regio ...

* Podgozd * Podkraj * Rogatec nad Želimljami * Sarsko * Selnik * Škrilje *

Staje Staje (; german: Staidorf''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 112.) is a settlement west of Ig in central Slovenia. The entire Municipal ...

* Strahomer * Suša * Tomišelj *

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Vrbljene Vrbljene (, in older sources also ''Vrbljane'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 114. german: Werblene) is a village south of Tomišelj ...

* Zapotok

References

External links

*
Municipality of Ig on Geopedia

Official page
{{Authority control 1994 establishments in Slovenia Ig