Municipality of Sevnica

Municipality of Sevnica
Občina Sevnica
Municipality

Location of the Municipality of Sevnica in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°0′33.17″N 15°18′14.74″E / 46.0092139°N 15.3040944°E / 46.0092139; 15.3040944Coordinates: 46°0′33.17″N 15°18′14.74″E / 46.0092139°N 15.3040944°E / 46.0092139; 15.3040944
Country  Slovenia
Government
  Mayor Srečko Ocvirk
Area
  Total 272.17 km2 (105.09 sq mi)
Population (2010)[1]
  Total 17,631
  Density 65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02)

The Municipality of Sevnica (Slovene: Občina Sevnica) is a municipality along the Sava and the Mirna Rivers in southeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Sevnica. Today it is part of the Lower Sava statistical region. It is the 12th largest municipality by area in Slovenia.[1]

Prominent locals

Notable people from the Municipality of Sevnica include the model Melania Knauss, the handball player Matjaž Mlakar, the historian Janko Prunk (from Loka pri Zidanem Mostu), and the writer Ludvik Mrzel (also from Loka pri Zidanem Mostu).

References

  1. 1 2 "Municipality of Sevnica". Place Names. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
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