Municipality of Šoštanj

The Municipality of Šoštanj (pronounced [ˈʃoːʃtan] (listen); Slovene: Občina Šoštanj) is a municipality in northern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Šoštanj.[2] The municipality was established on 3 October 1994, prior to which it belonged to the larger Municipality of Velenje.[3] The municipal holiday is celebrated on 30 October.[4]

Municipality of Šoštanj Občina Šoštanj
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of the Municipality of Šoštanj in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°24′N 15°3′E
Country	Slovenia
Established	1994
Government
• Mayor	Darko Menih
Area
• Total	95.6 km^2 (36.9 sq mi)
Population  (2002)[1]
• Total	8,254
• Density	86/km^2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02 (CEST)
Website	www.sostanj.si

Settlements

In addition to the namesake city, the municipality also includes the following settlements:

• Bele Vode
• Družmirje
• Florjan
• Gaberke
• Lokovica
• Ravne
• Šentvid pri Zavodnju
• Skorno pri Šoštanju
• Topolšica
• Zavodnje

References

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

External links

• Media related to Municipality of Šoštanj at Wikimedia Commons
• Municipality of Šoštanj at Geopedia
• Portal Šoštanj.info
• Šoštanj municipal site