Municipality of Rogatec

Summary

The Municipality of Rogatec (pronounced [ɾɔˈɡaːtəts]; Slovene: Občina Rogatec) is a municipality in eastern Slovenia, on the border with Croatia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Rogatec. The area belongs to the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2] The municipality was established in its current form on 3 October 1994, when the former larger Municipality of Šmarje pri Jelšah was subdivided into the municipalities of Kozje, Podčetrtek, Rogaška Slatina, Rogatec, and Šmarje pri Jelšah.[3]

Municipality of Rogatec
Občina Rogatec
Coat of arms of Municipality of Rogatec
Location of the Municipality of Rogatec in Slovenia
Location of the Municipality of Rogatec in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°13′N 15°42′E / 46.217°N 15.700°E / 46.217; 15.700
Country Slovenia
Government
 • MayorMartin Mikolič
Area
 • Total39.6 km2 (15.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total3,162
 • Density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02 (CEST)
Websitewww.rogatec.net Edit this at Wikidata

Settlements edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2010
  2. ^ Rogatec municipal site
  3. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. 2007. Vzpostavitev lokalne samouprave v Republiki Sloveniji v številkah, no. 6.

External links edit

  •   Media related to Municipality of Rogatec at Wikimedia Commons
  • Municipality of Rogatec on Geopedia
  • Municipality of Rogatec website