Municipality of Sodražica | |
Native Name: | Občina Sodražica |
Native Name Lang: | sl |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | 45.7642°N 14.6294°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
Leader Party: | Slovenian People's Party |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Blaž Milavec |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 49.5 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 2164 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +01 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 1317 Sodražica |
The Municipality of Sodražica (pronounced as /sl/; sl|Občina Sodražica) is a municipality in the Lower Carniola region of Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Sodražica. It is included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. It borders the municipalities of Ribnica, Velike Lašče, Bloke, and Loški Potok.
In Austro-Hungary, and also in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Sodražica was an independent municipality, until the creation of Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia. It became an independent municipality once again in 1998, when it separated from the Municipality of Ribnica.[2]
Historically, the inhabitants made woodenware (sl|suha roba), especially sieve rims, buckets, spoons, rakes, and wicker baskets. The woodenware was sold to Ribnica peddlers (Slovenian: ribniški krošnjarji) who then travelled around the world, selling the woodenware.[3] [4]
In addition to the municipal seat of Sodražica, the municipality also includes the following settlements: