Bistrica ob Sotli

Bistrica ob Sotli
Sveti Peter pod Svetimi Gorami
(until 1952)
Postcard of Bistrica ob Sotli (1911)
Postcard of Bistrica ob Sotli (1911)
Flag of Bistrica ob Sotli
Coat of arms of Bistrica ob Sotli
Bistrica ob Sotli is located in Slovenia
Bistrica ob Sotli
Bistrica ob Sotli
Location 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
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionLower Sava
MunicipalityBistrica ob Sotli
Area
 • Total2.1 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total235
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02 (CEST)
Websitebistricaobsotli.si

Bistrica ob Sotli (pronounced [ˈbiːstɾitsa ɔp ˈsoːtli]) is a settlement in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Bistrica ob Sotli. The settlement lies on a river terrace above the right bank of the Sotla River. The area traditionally belonged to the region of Styria. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region; until January 2014 it was part of the Savinja Statistical Region.[2] The settlement includes the hamlets of Čehovec, Koče, and Marof.[3]

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002
  2. ^ Bistrica ob Sotli municipal site
  3. ^ Savnik, Roman (1976). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 61.