Municipality of Litija

Coordinates: 46°04′N 14°49′E / 46.067°N 14.817°E / 46.067; 14.817
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Municipality of Litija
Občina Litija
Coat of arms of Municipality of Litija
Location of the Municipality of Litija in Slovenia
Location of the Municipality of Litija in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°04′N 14°49′E / 46.067°N 14.817°E / 46.067; 14.817
Country Slovenia
Government
 • MayorFranci Rokavec
Area
 • Total221 km2 (85 sq mi)
Population
 (July 1, 2018)[1]
 • Total15,342
 • Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02 (CEST)
Websitewww.litija.net Edit this at Wikidata

The Municipality of Litija (pronounced [liˈtiːja] ; Slovene: Občina Litija) is a municipality in central Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Litija. The area is part of the traditional Upper and Lower Carniola regions. The entire municipality is now included in the Central Sava Statistical Region; until 2015 it was part of the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[2] The population of the municipality is just over 15,000.[3]

Coat of arms[edit]

The municipal coat of arms shows the situla vase from Klenik (the Vače situla), the Sava River, and a boatman pushing his boat, known as a punt, across the Sava.[4][5]

Settlements[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Občina Litija". Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  2. ^ Regije v številkah: Statistični portret slovenskih regij 2017 (PDF). Ljubljana: Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. 2017. p. 46.
  3. ^ Municipality of Litija website
  4. ^ Information on the Coat of Arms
  5. ^ The decree about the coat of arms and the flag of the Municipality of Litija

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