Lopatnik pri Velenju

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Lopatnik pri Velenju
Lopatnik pri Titovem Velenju (1982–1990)
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Lopatnik pri Velenju
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°22′6.58″N15°10′4.56″E / 46.3684944°N 15.1679333°E / 46.3684944; 15.1679333 Coordinates: 46°22′6.58″N15°10′4.56″E / 46.3684944°N 15.1679333°E / 46.3684944; 15.1679333
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Savinja
Municipality Velenje
Area
 • Total 1.33 km2 (0.51 sq mi)
Elevation 574.9 m (1,886.2 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 67
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Lopatnik pri Velenju (pronounced  [lɔˈpaːtnik pɾi ʋɛˈlɛːnju] ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Velenje in northern Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of the region of Styria. Since 2007 the entire municipality has been included in the Savinja Statistical Region. [2]

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Name

The settlement was created by separating it from Paški Kozjak and naming it Lopatnik pri Titovem Velenju in 1982. The name of the settlement was changed from Lopatnik pri Titovem Velenju to Lopatnik pri Velenju in 1990, corresponding to the change of Titovo Velenje to Velenje the same year. [3]

Paški Kozjak Place in Styria, Slovenia

Paški Kozjak is a settlement in the Municipality of Velenje in northern Slovenia. It lies in the hills east of the town of Velenje. The area was traditionally part of Styria. The entire municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.

Velenje City in Styria, Slovenia

Velenje is Slovenia's fifth-largest city, and the seat of the Municipality of Velenje. The city is located in northeastern Slovenia, among the rolling green hills of the Šalek Valley, with the Kamnik–Savinja Alps to the west and the Pohorje Mountains to the east.

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References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Velenje municipal site
  3. ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
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