Municipality of Moravske Toplice explained

Municipality of Moravske Toplice
Native Name:Občina Moravske Toplice
Native Name Lang:sl
Settlement Type:Municipality
Coordinates:46.6833°N 29°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Alojz Glavač (SDS)
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:144.5
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:6151
Population As Of:2002
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+01
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02

The Municipality of Moravske Toplice (in Slovenian pronounced as /mɔˈɾaːu̯skɛ tɔˈpliːtsɛ/; Slovenian: Občina Moravske Toplice) is a municipality in Slovenia, part of the Prekmurje region. Its seat is the spa settlement of Moravske Toplice. The municipality is an important center of Lutheranism in Slovenia. Large Lutheran churches are found throughout the municipality.

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Moravske Toplice, the municipality also includes the following settlements:

Demographics

Population by native language, 2002 census[2]
  • Slovene
  • 5,617 (91.32%)
  • Hungarian
  • 324 (5.26%)
  • Others and Unknown: 210 (3.42%)
  • Total: 6,151

    The majority of the population is Roman Catholic, but the Lutheran minority makes up more than 40% of the population.

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    Notes and References

    1. http://www.stat.si/popis2002/en/ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002
    2. http://www.stat.si/Popis2002/en/rezultati/rezultati_red.asp?ter=OBC&st=7 Slovenian 2002 Census