Drava Banovina


The Drava Banovina or Drava Banate, was a province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1929 and 1941. This province consisted of most of present-day Slovenia and was named for the Drava River. The capital city of the Drava Banovina was Ljubljana.

Borders

According to the 1931 Constitution of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia,
of Slovenia

Administration

The Drava Banovina was administratively subdivided into 29 counties :

  • Kranj
  • Krško
  • Laško
  • Litija
  • Logatec
  • Ljubljana
  • Ljubljana
  • Ljutomer
  • Maribor, desni breg
  • Maribor, levi breg
  • Maribor
  • Metlika
  • Murska Sobota
  • Novo Mesto
  • Ptuj
  • Ptuj
  • Radovljica
  • Slovenj Gradec
  • Šmarje

    • Aftermath

    In 1941 the World War II Axis powers occupied the Drava Banovina, and it was divided largely between Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, while Hungary occupied Prekmurje and the Independent State of Croatia occupied some smaller border areas.
    Following World War II the region was reconstituted, with additional pre–World War II Italian territory, as the Federal State of Slovenia, within a federal second Yugoslavia.

    List of Bans

    The following is the list of people who held the title of Ban of Drava Banovina: