Municipality of Rogatec | |
Native Name: | Občina Rogatec |
Native Name Lang: | sl |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Coordinates: | 46.2167°N 57°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Martin Mikolič |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 39.6 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 3162 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +01 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02 |
The Municipality of Rogatec (in Slovenian pronounced as /ɾɔˈɡaːtəts/; Slovenian: Občina Rogatec) is a municipality in eastern Slovenia, on the border with Croatia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Rogatec. The area belongs to the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2] The municipality was established in its current form on 3 October 1994, when the former larger Municipality of Šmarje pri Jelšah was subdivided into the municipalities of Kozje, Podčetrtek, Rogaška Slatina, Rogatec, and Šmarje pri Jelšah.[3]
In addition to the municipal seat of Rogatec, the municipality also includes the following settlements: