Municipality of Benedikt

The Municipality of Benedikt (pronounced [bɛnɛˈdiːkt]; Slovene: Občina Benedikt) is a municipality in northeastern Slovenia. Its seat is the settlement of Benedikt. Before 1 January 1999 it was part of the Municipality of Lenart. It lies in the Slovene Hills (Slovene: Slovenske gorice). The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.^[1]

Municipality of Benedikt Občina Benedikt
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of the Municipality of Benedikt in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°36′19″N 15°53′30″E
Country	Slovenia
Government
• Mayor	Milan Gumzar (LDS)
Area
• Total	24.1 km2 (9.3 sq mi)
Population  (2012)[1]
• Total	2,432
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02 (CEST)
Postal code	2234
Vehicle registration	MB
Website	www.benedikt.si

Settlements

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

• Drvanja
• Ihova
• Ločki Vrh
• Negovski Vrh
• Obrat
• Spodnja Bačkova
• Spodnja Ročica
• Štajngrova
• Stara Gora
• Sveti Trije Kralji v Slovenskih Goricah
• Trotkova
• Trstenik