Benedikt, Benedikt

Benedikt
Sveti Benedikt v Slovenskih Goricah (until 1952),
Benedikt v Slovenskih Goricah (until 2003)
Benedikt
Location of Benedikt in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°36′23.23″N 15°53′2.99″E / 46.6064528°N 15.8841639°E / 46.6064528; 15.8841639
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityBenedikt
Government
  MayorMilan Gumzar (LDS)
Area
  Total
5.971 km2 (2.305 sq mi)
Elevation
253 m (830 ft)
Population
 (2016)
  Total
1,078
  Density181/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2234
Area code02
Websitehttps://www.benedikt.si/

Benedikt (pronounced [bɛnɛˈdiːkt]) is the central settlement in the Municipality of Benedikt in northeastern Slovenia. Before 1998, 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.