Municipality of Slovenske Konjice


The Municipality of Slovenske Konjice is a municipality in the traditional region of Styria in northeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Slovenske Konjice. Slovenske Konjice became a municipality in 1994.

Geography

The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. It is the administrative and cultural center of the Dravinja Valley. It spreads over and has a population of 15.515. About from Ljubljana, Graz, or Zagreb, it is easily reachable by the A1 motorway and via the small airport Slovenske Konjice near Loče.

Location

Municipality of Slovenske Konjice borders on the municipalities of Šentjur to the south, Vojnik to the west, Zreče to the northwest, Oplotnica to the north, Slovenska Bistrica to the east, and Šmarje pri Jelšah to the southeast.

Settlements

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

Administrative division

The municipality of Slovenske Konjice comprises 16 local communities :Bezina Dobrava - Gabrovlje Draža vas Konjiška vas Loče Polene Slovenske Konjice Sojek - Kamna Gora Spodnje Grušovje Sveti Jernej Špitalič Tepanje Vešenik - Brdo Zbelovo Zeče
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