Municipality of Gornji Petrovci Občina Gornji Petrovci | |
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 Location of the Municipality of Gornji Petrovci in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates:46°48′N16°13′E / 46.800°N 16.217°E /46.800; 16.217 | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Franc Šlihthuber (Independent) |
| Area | |
• Total | 66.8 km2 (25.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 2,175 |
| • Density | 32.6/km2 (84.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
TheMunicipality of Gornji Petrovci (pronounced[ˈɡoːɾnjipɛˈtɾoːu̯tsi];Slovene:Občina Gornji Petrovci) is amunicipality inSlovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town ofGornji Petrovci. The municipality was established in its current form on 3 October 1994, when the former larger Municipality of Murska Sobota was subdivided into nine smaller municipalities.[2]
The municipality includes 14 villages, represented in the municipalcoat of arms by fourteen simplified blue houses. The shield also includes a heraldicotter holding a golden fish. The municipal holiday is 18 August, chosen as the anniversary of the crash landing of astratospheric balloon with theBelgian pioneeringballoonistsMax Cosyns and Nérée van der Elst in 1934.[3]
The majority of the population of the municipality areLutherans, making the Municipality of Gornji Petrovci one of the very few Slovenian municipalities with a non-Catholic majority.
In addition to the municipal seat of Gornji Petrovci, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
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