| Native Name: | Dravska banovina Дравска бановина |
| Conventional Long Name: | Drava Banovina |
| Common Name: | Drava Banovina |
| Subdivision: | Banovina |
| Nation: | the Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| P1: | Duchy of Carniola |
| Flag P1: | Flag of Krain.svg |
| S1: | Nazi Germany |
| Flag S1: | Flag of Nazi Germany.svg |
| S2: | Kingdom of Italy |
| Flag S2: | Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg |
| S3: | Kingdom of Hungary |
| Flag S3: | Flag of Hungary (1920–1946).svg |
| Year Start: | 1929 |
| Date Start: | 3 October |
| Year End: | 1941 |
| Date End: | 16 April |
| Era: | Interwar period |
| Event Pre: | January 6th Dictatorship |
| Image Map Caption: | Drava Banovina (red) within Kingdom of Yugoslavia (light yellow) |
| Stat Area2: | 15849 |
| Stat Pop1: | 1,060,356 |
| Stat Pop2: | 1,144,298 |
| Stat Year1: | 1921 |
| Stat Year2: | 1931 |
The Drava Banovina or Drava Banate (Slovene and Serbo-Croatian: Dravska banovina), was a province (banovina) of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1929 and 1941. This province consisted of most of present-day Slovenia and was named for the Drava River. The capital city of the Drava Banovina was Ljubljana.
According to the 1931 Constitution of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia,
Also in 1931, the Municipality of Štrigova (now in Croatia) was separated from the Čakovec District and the rest of Međimurje and was included in the Ljutomer District in the Drava Banovina.[1]
The Drava Banovina was administratively subdivided into 29 counties (called srez):
See main article: World War II in the Slovene Lands.
In 1941 the World War II Axis powers occupied the Drava Banovina, and it was divided largely between Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, while Hungary annexed Prekmurje and the Independent State of Croatia annexed some smaller border areas.[2]
Following World War II the region was reconstituted, with additional pre–World War II Italian territory (Julian March), as the Federal State of Slovenia, within a federal second Yugoslavia.
The following is the list of people who held the title of Ban (governor) of Drava Banovina:[3]
| Portrait | Name (Born-Died) | Term of office | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||
| Dušan Sernec (1882–1952) | 9 October 1929 | 4 December 1930 | Slovene People's Party (SLS) | |||
| Drago Marušič (1884–1964) | 4 December 1930 | 8 February 1935 | Yugoslav National Party (JNS) | |||
| Dinko Puc (1879–1945) | 8 February 1935 | 10 September 1935 | Yugoslav Democratic Party (JDS) | |||
| Marko Natlačen (1886–1942) | 10 September 1935 | 16 April 1941 | Slovene People's Party (SLS) | |||