Municipality of Bistrica ob Sotli

Municipality of Bistrica ob Sotli Občina Bistrica ob Sotli
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of the Municipality of Bistrica ob Sotli in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°3′32″N 15°39′51″E / 46.05889°N 15.66417°E / 46.05889; 15.66417
Country	Slovenia
Government
• Mayor	Franjo Debelak
Area [1]
• Total	31.1 km2 (12.0 sq mi)
Population  (July 1, 2018)[1]
• Total	1,350
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02 (CEST)
Website	www.bistricaobsotli.si

The Municipality of Bistrica ob Sotli (pronounced [ˈbiːstɾitsa ɔp ˈsoːtli]; Slovene: Občina Bistrica ob Sotli) is a municipality in eastern Slovenia. It has been an independent municipality since 1999; before, it was part of the Municipality of Podčetrtek. The seat of the municipality is the town of Bistrica ob Sotli. The area belongs to the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region; until January 2014, it was part of the Savinja Statistical Region. It borders Croatia.