Municipality of Žalec

Municipality of Žalec
Občina Žalec
Municipality
Coat of arms of Municipality of Žalec
Coat of arms
Location of the Municipality of Žalec in Slovenia
Location of the Municipality of Žalec in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°15′40″N 15°9′40″E / 46.26111°N 15.16111°E / 46.26111; 15.16111
Country Slovenia
Government
 • MayorJanko Kos
Area
 • Total
117.1 km2 (45.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2002)[1]
 • Total
20,335
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02 (CEST)
Websitewww.zalec.si

The Municipality of Žalec (pronounced [ˈʒaːləts] ⓘ; Slovene: Občina Žalec) is a municipality in Slovenia in the traditional region of Styria. The seat of the municipality is the town of Žalec.[2] The municipality was established in its current form on 7 August 1998, when the former larger municipality of Žalec was divided into six smaller municipalities.[3]

Settlements

Villages in the municipality

In addition to the municipal seat of Žalec, the municipality also includes the following settlements:

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002
  2. ^ Žalec municipal site (in Slovene)
  3. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. 2007. Vzpostavitev lokalne samouprave v Republiki Sloveniji v številkah, no. 6.


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