Municipality of Bistrica ob Sotli - Wikipedia
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Municipality of Bistrica ob Sotli Občina Bistrica ob Sotli | |
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Coat of arms | |
 Location of the Municipality of Bistrica ob Sotli in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°3′32″N 15°39′51″E / 46.05889°N 15.66417°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Franjo Debelak (Independent) |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.1 km2 (12.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Population (July 1, 2018)[1] | |
• Total | 1,350 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3256 |
| Vehicle registration | CE |
| 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.
In addition to the municipal seat of Bistrica ob Sotli, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
Population by native language, 2002 Census
| Slovene | 1,354 |
| Croatian | 57 |
| Serbo-Croatian | 4 |
| Bosnian | 3 |
| German | 3 |
| Others | 4 |
| Unknown | 35 |
- ^ a b "Občina Bistrica ob Sotli". Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
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- Bistrica ob Sotli municipal website
