Municipality of Brežice
Municipality of Brežice
Občina Brežice | |
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Location of the Municipality of Brežice in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°54′N 15°35′E / 45.900°N 15.583°E | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ivan Molan (SDS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 268.1 km2 (103.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 24,483 |
| • Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
| Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002. | |
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The Municipality of Brežice (pronounced [ˈbɾèːʒitsɛ] ⓘ; Slovene: Občina Brežice) is a municipality in eastern Slovenia in the Lower Sava Valley along the border with Croatia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Brežice. The area was traditionally divided between Lower Styria (territory on the left bank of the Sava River) and Lower Carniola (territory on the right bank of the Sava River). The entire municipality is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.