Municipality of Dravograd

Municipality of Dravograd
Občina Dravograd
Coat of arms of Municipality of Dravograd
Location of the Municipality of Dravograd in Slovenia
Location of the Municipality of Dravograd in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°35′N 15°01′E / 46.583°N 15.017°E / 46.583; 15.017
Country Slovenia
Government
 • MayorAnton Preksavec
Area
 • Total
105.0 km2 (40.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2002)[1]
 • Total
8,863
 • Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02 (CEST)
Websitewww.dravograd.si Edit this at Wikidata

The Municipality of Dravograd (pronounced [ˈdɾaːʋɔɡɾat] ; Slovene: Občina Dravograd) is a municipality in northern Slovenia, on the border with Austria. The seat of the municipality is the town of Dravograd. The Drava River runs through the middle of the municipality. Most of its territory is part of the traditional Slovenian province of Carinthia,[2] but a large southern and eastern part of its territory is part of the traditional Slovenian province of Styria.[3] It is also part of the larger Carinthia Statistical Region.

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002
  2. ^ Municipality of Dravograd website
  3. ^ "Historical map of Styria". Archived from the original on 2015-06-23. Retrieved 2015-06-23.