Municipality of Dravograd Občina Dravograd | |
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![]() Location of the Municipality of Dravograd in Slovenia | |
Coordinates:46°35′N15°01′E / 46.583°N 15.017°E /46.583; 15.017 | |
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Government | |
• Mayor | Anton Preksavec |
Area | |
• Total | 105.0 km2 (40.5 sq mi) |
Population (2002)[1] | |
• Total | 8,863 |
• Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02 (CEST) |
Website | www![]() |
TheMunicipality of Dravograd (pronounced[ˈdɾaːʋɔɡɾat]ⓘ;Slovene:Občina Dravograd) is amunicipality in northernSlovenia, on the border withAustria. The seat of the municipality is the town ofDravograd. TheDrava River runs through the middle of the municipality. Most of its territory is part of the traditional Slovenian province ofCarinthia,[2] but a large southern and eastern part of its territory is part of the traditional Slovenian province ofStyria.[3] It is also part of the largerCarinthia Statistical Region.
In addition to the municipal seat of Dravograd, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
These settlements are grouped into five local communities: Dravograd, Črneče, Libeliče, Šentjanž pri Dravogradu, and Trbonje.