Municipality of Žalec
Municipality of Žalec
Občina Žalec | |
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Location of the Municipality of Žalec in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°15′40″N 15°9′40″E / 46.26111°N 15.16111°E | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Janko Kos |
| Area | |
• Total | 117.1 km2 (45.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 20,335 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
The Municipality of Žalec (pronounced [ˈʒaːləts] ⓘ; Slovene: Občina Žalec) is a municipality in Slovenia in the traditional region of Styria. The seat of the municipality is the town of Žalec. The municipality was established in its current form on 7 August 1998, when the former larger municipality of Žalec was divided into six smaller municipalities.