Municipality of Moravske Toplice
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Municipality of Moravske Toplice Občina Moravske Toplice | |
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Coordinates: 46°41′N 16°13′E / 46.683°N 16.217°E | |
Country | Slovenia |
Government | |
• Mayor | Alojz Glavač (SDS) |
Area | |
• Total | 144.5 km2 (55.8 sq mi) |
Population (2002)[1] | |
• Total | 6,151 |
• Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02 (CEST) |
Website | www |
The Municipality of Moravske Toplice (pronounced [mɔˈɾaːu̯skɛ tɔˈpliːtsɛ]; Slovene: Občina Moravske Toplice) is a municipality in Slovenia, part of the Prekmurje region. Its seat is the spa settlement of Moravske Toplice. The municipality is an important center of Lutheranism in Slovenia. Large Lutheran churches are found throughout the municipality.
Settlements
[edit]In addition to the municipal seat of Moravske Toplice, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
Demographics
[edit]- Population by native language, 2002 census[2]
- Slovene: 5,617 (91.32%)
- Hungarian: 324 (5.26%)
- Others and Unknown: 210 (3.42%)
- Total: 6,151
The majority of the population is Roman Catholic, but the Lutheran minority makes up more than 40% of the population.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Media related to Municipality of Moravske Toplice at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Moravske Toplice on Geopedia
- Moravske Toplice municipal site