Municipality of Bistrica ob Sotli

Municipality of Bistrica ob Sotli Občina Bistrica ob Sotli
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of the Municipality of Bistrica ob Sotli in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°3′32″N 15°39′51″E
Country	Slovenia
Government
• Mayor	Franjo Debelak
Area
• Total	31.1 km2 (12.0 sq mi)
Population  (July 1, 2018)
• Total	1,350
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02 (CEST)
Website	www.bistricaobsotli.si

The Municipality of Bistrica ob Sotli (pronounced [ˈbiːstɾitsa ɔp ˈsoːtli]; Slovene: Občina Bistrica ob Sotli) is a municipality in eastern Slovenia. It has been an independent municipality since 1999; before, it was part of the Municipality of Podčetrtek. The seat of the municipality is the town of Bistrica ob Sotli. The area belongs to the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region; until January 2014, it was part of the Savinja Statistical Region. It borders Croatia.

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Bistrica ob Sotli, the municipality also includes the following settlements:

• Črešnjevec ob Bistrici
• Dekmanca
• Hrastje ob Bistrici
• Križan Vrh
• Kunšperk
• Ples
• Polje pri Bistrici
• Srebrnik
• Trebče
• Zagaj

Demographics

Population by native language, 2002 Census

Slovene	1,354
Croatian	57
Serbo-Croatian	4
Bosnian	3
German	3
Others	4
Unknown	35

External links

• Media related to Municipality of Bistrica ob Sotli at Wikimedia Commons
• Municipality of Bistrica ob Sotli on Geopedia
• Bistrica ob Sotli municipal website