Municipality of Dobrovnik

Municipality of Dobrovnik
Občina Dobrovnik
Dobronak község
Location of the Municipality of Dobrovnik in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°39′N 16°21′E / 46.650°N 16.350°E / 46.650; 16.350
Country Slovenia
Government
 • MayorMarjan Kardinar (LDS)
Area
 • Total
31.1 km2 (12.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total
1,332
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02 (CEST)
Websitewww.dobrovnik.si

The Municipality of Dobrovnik (Slovene: Občina Dobrovnik [ˈóːptʃina dɔˈbɾɔ́ːwnik]; Hungarian: Dobronak község [ˈdobronɒk ˈkøʃʃeːɡ]) is a municipality in Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is Dobrovnik (Hungarian: Dobronak). It is located in the Prekmurje region. It has a significant Hungarian ethnic community that outnumbers the Slovenes. Dobrovnik is one of the two municipalities in Slovenia where ethnic Slovenes form a minority of the population, the other being Hodoš (Hungarian: Hodos).

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Dobrovnik, the municipality also includes the settlements of Strehovci and Žitkovci.

Demographics

Population by native language, 2002 census[2]
Hungarian 675 (51.6%)
Slovene 551 (44.6%)
Others and unknown 71 (5.43%)
Total 1,307

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