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 borders on the municipalities of Šmarje pri Jelšah and Šentjur to the south, Vojnik to the west, Zreče to the northwest, Oplotnica to the north, Slovenska Bistrica to the east, and Rogaška Slatina to the southeast. It spreads over and has a population of 13,600. About from Ljubljana, Graz, or Zagreb, it is easily reachable by the A1 motorway and via the small airport near Loče.

Settlements

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