Municipality of Nazarje | |
Native Name: | Občina Nazarje |
Native Name Lang: | sl |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Coordinates: | 46.19°N 14.57°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Ivan Purnat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 43.4 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 2596 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +01 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02 |
The Municipality of Nazarje (pronounced as /sl/; sl|Občina Nazarje) is a municipality in Slovenia. It lies along the Dreta River. The seat of the municipality is the town of Nazarje. The area belongs to the traditional region of Styria and it is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2] The municipality was established on 3 October 1994, when the former larger Municipality of Mozirje was subdivided into the municipalities of Gornji Grad, Ljubno, Luče, Mozirje, and Nazarje.[3] On 6 August 1998 the settlement of Prihova was transferred from the Municipality of Mozirje to the Municipality of Nazarje.
In addition to the municipal seat of Nazarje, the municipality also includes the following settlements: