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 Municipalities of Slovenia
Slovenia is divided into 147 municipalities (občine, singular - občina), of which 11 have urban status (marked with *).
Slovene is an official language of all municipalities.
Hungarian is an official language of 3 municipalities: Dobrovnik (Dobranak), Hodoš (Hodos) and Lendava (Lendva).
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 Slovenia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Republic of Slovenia (Slovenian: Republika Slovenija) is a coastal sub-Alpine country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north.
Slovenia was part of: Kingdom of Yugoslavia until 1945, SFR of Yugoslavia from 1945 until gaining independence in 1991.
Slovenia's ethnic groups are: Slovenians (89%); Croats, Serbs, Bosniaks and other nationalities of the former Yugoslavia (10%); and the ethnic Hungarian and Italian minorities (0.5%).
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 Municipalities of Slovenia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Slovenia is divided into 193 municipalities (občine, singular - občina), of which 11 have urban status (written bold).
Hungarian is an official language of 3 municipalities on the far east of the country: Dobrovnik (Dobrónak), Hodoš (Hodos) and Lendava (Lendva).
Italian is an official language of 3 municipalities on the eastern Littoral Region: Izola (Isola), Koper (Capodistria) and Piran (Pirano).
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 Slovenia - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Slovenia was part of Yugoslavia from 1945 until gaining independence in 1991.
During the 14th century, most of Slovenia's regions passed into ownership of the Habsburgs whose lands later formed the Austro-Hungarian Empire, with Slovenians inhabiting all or most of the provinces of Carniola, Gorizia and Gradisca, and parts of the provinces of Istria and Styria.
Slovenia is a high-income economy which enjoys the highest GDP per capita (US$21,567 in 2005) of the former Communist states of Europe.
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 Encyclopedia: Municipalities of Slovenia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Kanal ob Soči is a town and municipality in Slovenia, established in 1995 by secession from Nova Gorica.
Novo mesto with Krka river Novo mesto is a municipality and town in the Republic of Slovenia.
Vuzenica is one of the oldest settlements on the Drava River valley in Slovenia.
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 Slovenia
The Republic of Slovenia (Slovenian: Slovenija) is a coastal sub-Alpine country in south central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north.
In 1848 a strong programme for a United Slovenia emerged as part of the "Spring of Nations" movement within Austria-Hungary.
Slovenia is divided into 147 municipalities (občine, singular - občina), of which 11 have urban status.
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 SingaporeMoms - Parenting Encyclopedia - Slovenia
The Republic of Slovenia (Slovenian: Republika Slovenija) is a coastal sub-Alpine country in south central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north.
In Slovenia also some important European carnivors live: Eurasian lynx (reintroduced to Kočevje area in 1973), European wild cat, foxes (especially the red fox), jackal and different species of martens, hedgehogs, different species of snakes (vipers, grass snake...).
Domestic animals characteristic of Slovenia are the Carniolan honeybee, the autochthonous dog breed Karst Sheepdog and the autochthonous Lipizzan horse breed.
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 Celje - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is a regional center of the Southwestern Lower Styria (Jugozahodna Spodnja Štajerska) and the administrative seat of the municipality of the same name.
It is located under the Upper Celje Castle (407 m) at the confluence of the rivers Savinja (also in some older English texts Sann), Ložnica and Voglajna (with its tributary Hudinja) in the lowest part of the Savinja valley.
The Celje municipal festival is on April 11.
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 Nations in Transit 1998: Slovenia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The municipal committees are the executive bodies of the municipal councils and are elected by the municipal councils from among their own members and the municipality's citizens.
Municipalities are normally financed from their own sources, from taxes and other duties, and from revenues received from municipal property.
Slovenia lacks judges due to a relatively low level of pay and the statutory requirement that they be at least 30 years of age.
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 Koper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002.
25,000, is a coastal municipality and the largest commercial port in Slovenia, on the Adriatic Sea coast.
The municipality of Koper is officially bilingual (Slovenian and Italian).
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 Slovenia
Main article: History of Slovenia It is believed that the Slavic ancestors of the present-day Slovenians settled in the area in the 6th century.
Main article: Economy of Slovenia Slovenia continues to enjoy the highest GDP per capita of the transitioning economies of the region.
Main article: Demographics of Slovenia Slovenia's ethnic groups are: Slovenians (89%); Croats, Serbs, Bosniaks and other nationalities of the former Yugoslavia (10%); and the ethnic Hungarian and Italian minorities (0.5%).
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The Republic of Slovenia (Slovenian: Slovenija) is a coastal sub-Alpine country in south central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the
During the 14th century, most of Slovenia's regions passed into ownership of the Habsburgs whose lands later formed the Austro-Hungarian Empire, with Slovenians inhabiting all or most of the provinces of Carniola,
United Slovenia emerged as part of the "Spring of Nations" movement within Austria-Hungary.
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 Slovenia
A citizens’ assembly is called, in accordance with municipal statutes, by the mayor, by the municipal council or the council of a constituent part of the municipality, or by five percent of the voters in a municipality or one of its constituent parts.
The municipal council is comprised of between seven and forty-five members proportionate to the number of inhabitants in the municipality who are elected by citizens on the basis of general and equal voting rights at free and direct elections by secret ballot.
The exceptions are, of course, the deputy mayor(s) and secretary of the municipal administration, whose appointments are the responsibility of the municipal council upon nomination by the mayor.
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 Central Europe Review - The European Union and Slovenia's Cities
Slovenia's accession process officially began in March of 1998 with the start of the formal negotiations for full membership, but in reality the process had been initiated soon after Slovene independence in 1991.
Municipal civil servants also must be instructed in the protocol expected of them during state visits.
Be that as it may, Slovenia is pushing ahead with its goal, and even considering recent events (see recent Slovene news reviews), it would appear that Slovenia remains on track to be prepared for full membership by 2003.
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 Slovenia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Slovenia is in central Europe between the Alps, the Adriatic and the Pannonian Plain.
Slovenia has 17,745 km of paved roads, which includes 249 km of expressways (1998 est.) and 1,841 km of unpaved roads.
Slovenia’s ports and harbours are Izola, Koper and Piran but the main seaport on the Adriatic Sea is Koper.
www.appliedss.co.uk /eucompendium/new_page_24.htm   (350 words)

  
 Slovenia: Introduction to Slovenia: Government   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Government of the Republic of Slovenia is a body of executive power and the highest body of the state administration, independent within the framework of their jurisdiction, and responsible to the National Assembly.
The capital of Slovenia is Ljubljana, which is the largest city as well as the political, administrative, economic, educational and cultural centre of Slovenia.
The highest decision-making body in a municipality is the Municipal Council and a Mayor who oversees the implementation of its decisions.
www.culturalprofiles.org.uk /slovenia/Directories/Slovenia_Cultural_Profile/-6794.html   (773 words)

  
 Slovenia, hotels, cars, information, tips
Slovenia is divided into 193 municipalities (obcine, singular - obcina), of which 11 have urban status.
Remnants of primeval forests are still to be found, the largest in the Kocevje area.
Slovenia's learned men include physicist Jožef Stefan, linguist Franc Miklošic and mathematician Jurij Vega.
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 Slovenian Culture. Art and Culture in Slovenia
The City Municipality of Kranj is located in the central part of Gorenjska, Slovenian north-western region at the foot of the Alps.
Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, is a dynamic European city lying in a broad basin between the Alps and the Adriatic Sea.
The Municipality of Logatec has a population of 10,000 and is situated at the junction of the Julian Alps and the Dinaric Alps only thirty kilometers from Ljubljana.
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 Countries: Slovenia
Municipalities Slovenia is divided into 147 municipalities, of which 11 have urban status (marked with *).
Economy Slovenia continues to enjoy the highest GDP per capita of the transitioning economies of the region.
Demographics Slovenia's ethnic groups represent Slovenians (89%), Croats, Serbs, Bosnians and other nationalities of the former Yugoslavia (10%) and the ethnic Hungarian and Italian minorities (0.5%).
www.historyfocal.com /Countries/Slovenia.shtml   (930 words)

  
 Tourism in Slovenia - Travel Information - Companies in Travel and Tourism in Slovenia
The City Municipality of Kranj is located in the central part of Gorenjska, Slovenias north-western region at the foot of the Alps.
The Municipality of Krsko in south-eastern Slovenia is located where the Sava River valley widens into the spacious Krsko polje plain which is bordered on the south by the lazy current of the Krka River.
The municipality covers 324 square km of diverse terrain, and has a population of 42,000, of whom 12,500 are employed at 1100 different companies.
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 Piran - renowned as the most touristically developed municipality in Slovenia
The Municipality of Piran is renowned as the most touristically developed municipality in Slovenia.
The town of Piran, the administrative center of the municipality, developed at the tip of the peninsula that is the westernmost part of Slovenia.
Because the municipality draws much of its impetus for development from its historical tradition, together with the municipalities of Ptuj and Skofja Loka it is a member of the Association of Old Towns of Slovenia.
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 REC: Economic Instruments: Overview
Rate I is for financial compen-sation of the municipality where the dump is located; rate II is to stimulate to dispose the waste along the required criteria.
Rate I is for financial compen-sation of the municipality where the dump is located; rate II is paid by waste produ-cers, who store waste in landfills that do not fulfill the required criteria.
Regarding Slovenia, it was reported that as a result of the effluent charges the larger polluters have arranged to have their waste water treated on-site or at public waste water treatment facilities.
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 Statistični urad RS - Popis 2002
Persons in employment by municipality of residence, frequency of journey, mode of transport and spent time, municipalities, Slovenia, 2002 Census
Basic data on the population, families, buildings and dwellings in Slovenia, and changes between the 1991 and 2002 censuses.
Census data show that demographic characteristics of the population in Slovenia, its way of living and habitation are changing.
www.stat.si /Popis2002/en/rezultati_obcine_prebivalstvo_akt.htm   (135 words)

  
 20th century: Slovenia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
History Official language Slovenian Capital Ljubljana President Janez Drnov?ek As it is believed the Slavic Prime Minister Anton Rop ancestors of the present-day Area Ranked 150th Slovenians settled in the Ê- Total 20,273 km2 area in the 6th century.
Demographics Slovenia's ethnic groups represent Slovenians (89%), Croats, Serbs, Bosniaks and other nationalities of the former Yugoslavia (10%) and the ethnic Hungarian and Italian minorities (0.5%).
Culture Slovenia is a homeland of numerous musicians and composers, including Renaissance composer Jacobus Gallus and more contemporary ones like Slavko Avsenik and Laibach.
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 Read about Municipalities of Slovenia at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Municipalities of Slovenia and learn about ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Read about Municipalities of Slovenia at WorldVillage Encyclopedia.
municipalities (občine, singular - občina), of which 11 have urban status (marked with †).
Italian is an official language of 3 municipalities on the eastern
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 Slovenia - FreeEncyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Republic of Slovenia (Slovenian Slovenija) is a littoral and pre-Alpine country in the South of Central Europe bordering the Adriatic Sea, Italy, Austria, Hungary and Croatia.
Elections for the Državni zbor are held every four years.
Slovenia's ethnic groups represent Slovenians (89%), Croats, Serbs, Bosnians[?] and other nationalities of the former Yugoslavia (10%) and the ethnic Hungarian and Italian minorities (0.5%).
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 Municipalities of Slovenia -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
(A mountainous republic in central Europe; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; achieved independence in 1991) Slovenia is divided into 193 (Click link for more info and facts about municipalities) municipalities (občine, singular - občina), of which 11 have urban status (marked with †).
(A native or inhabitant of Hungary) Hungarian is an official language of 3 municipalities on the far east of the country: Dobrovnik (Dobrónak), Hodoš (Hodos) and Lendava (Lendva).
(A native or inhabitant of Italy) Italian is an official language of 3 municipalities on the eastern Littoral Region: Izola (Isola), Koper (Capodistria) and Piran (Pirano).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/M/Mu/Municipalities_of_Slovenia.htm   (859 words)

  
 Slovenia map and information page by World Atlas
Slovenia is one of the youngest European countries, becoming an independent state in 1991, after the collapse of the Yugoslav federation.
The tragic civil war with Serbia seriously affected its thriving tourism industry, and yet, signs of recovery are on the horizon.
The Slovenia pages are currently being revised, but you can find additional information about the history of the country here.
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 Slovenia Business Week   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel met on Sunday, 8 June with mayors from municipalities in Slovenia's Nova Gorica region, Austria's Carinthia and Italy's Friuli Venezia-Giulia.
The participating mayors expressed the wish that problems related to Slovenia's membership of the EU be resolved before 1 May 2004, when the country is scheduled to become a member of the bloc, Foreign Ministry State Secretary Crtomir Spacapan told STA.
During the meeting, minister Rupel stressed that Slovenia should form good alliances with neighbouring Italy and Austria, especially as it is important that coutries are united in tackling issues in a joint Europe, Spacapan told STA.
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