Vitanje

Vitanje
Vitanje Trg (until 1953)
Coat of arms of Vitanje
Vitanje is located in Slovenia
Vitanje
Vitanje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°22′57″N 15°17′44″E / 46.38250°N 15.29556°E / 46.38250; 15.29556
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionSavinja
MunicipalityVitanje
Area
 • Total1.79 km2 (0.69 sq mi)
Elevation
449.3 m (1,474.1 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total859

Vitanje (pronounced [ˈʋiːtanjɛ], formerly Vitanje trg,[2] sometimes Vitanjski trg,[2] German: (Markt) Weitenstein[3]) is a small town in northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Vitanje. It lies on the Hudinja River north of Celje. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria and is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. From the 11th century onwards it became a regional centre and was granted market rights in 1306.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Naselje Vitanje". Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Krnel-Umek, Duša; Šmitek, Zmago (1987). Kruh in politika: poglavja iz etnologije Vitanja. Ljubljana: Znanstveni inštitut Filozofske fakultete v Ljubljani. p. 21.
  3. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 52.
  4. ^ Vitanje municipal site