Municipality of Litija | |
Native Name: | Občina Litija |
Native Name Lang: | sl |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Coordinates: | 46.0667°N 63°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Franci Rokavec |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 221 |
Population Total: | 15342 |
Population As Of: | July 1, 2018 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +01 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02 |
The Municipality of Litija (pronounced as /sl/; sl|Občina Litija) is a municipality in central Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Litija. The area is part of the traditional Upper and Lower Carniola regions. The entire municipality is now included in the Central Sava Statistical Region; until 2015 it was part of the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[2] The population of the municipality is just over 15,000.[3]
The municipal coat of arms shows the situla vase from Klenik (the Vače situla), the Sava River, and a boatman pushing his boat, known as a punt, across the Sava.[4] [5]
In addition to the municipal seat of Litija, the municipality also includes the following settlements: