Oplotnica
Oplotnica Oplotnitz |
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Basic data | |||
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Country | Slovenia | ||
Historic region | Lower Styria / Štajerska | ||
Statistical region | Podravska (Drau region) | ||
Coordinates | 46 ° 23 ' N , 15 ° 27' E | ||
surface | 33.2 km² | ||
Residents | 4,099 (January 1, 2017) | ||
Population density | 123 inhabitants per km² | ||
Post Code | 2317 | ||
License Plate | MB | ||
Structure and administration | |||
Mayor : | Matjaž Orter | ||
Mailing address | Goriška cesta 4 2317 Oplotnica |
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Oplotnica ( German : Oplotnitz ) is a village and municipality in Slovenia . It is located in the historical Spodnja Štajerska ( Lower Styria ) region and in the statistical region of Podravska .
geography
location
The municipality Oplotnica is located on the southeastern slopes of Pohorje ( Pohorje ) to about 370 m. ü. A. at the Oplotnica / Oplotniščica stream of the same name. The next larger towns are the small town of Slovenska Bistrica about 10 km east, Maribor about 25 km northeast and Celje about 22 km southwest.
Community structure
The municipality comprises 21 localities. The German exonyms in brackets were mainly used by the German-speaking population until the area was ceded to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in 1918 and are largely uncommon today. (Population figures as of January 1, 2017):
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Neighboring communities
Zreče | Slovenska Bistrica | Slovenska Bistrica |
Zreče | Slovenska Bistrica | |
Zreče | Slovenske Konjice | Slovenske Konjice |
history
Oplotnica was first mentioned in writing in 1182 when the Styrian Duke Ottokar VI. (the Traungau ) donated the then Oplotnica Castle to the Carthusian Monastery of Seiz (Žiče). The area was settled much earlier, as excavations show. The finds go back to the 3rd millennium BC.
Personalities
- Franček Brglez (1922–1997), Yugoslav and Slovenian chess player
- Oswald Hafenrichter (1899–1973), Austrian film editor
Web links
- Website of the Oplotnica municipality in Slovenian
- Information about Oplotnica
- Map of the municipality of Oplotnica