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Vitanje
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Vitanje (, formerly Vitanje trg, sometimes Vitanjski trg, ) is a small town in northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Vitanje. It lies on the Hudinja River north of Celje. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria and is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. From the 11th century onwards it became a regional centre and was granted market rights in 1306.

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Place details

Locality
Brezen
Region
Municipality of Vitanje
Country
Slovenija
Population
859
Timezone
Europe/Ljubljana

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Vitanje
Settlement.other_name
Vitanje Trg (until 1953)
Settlement.image_skyline
Pogled s Štajnhofa.JPG
Settlement.imagesize
250px
Settlement.pushpin_map
Slovenia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
25px Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Traditional region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Styria
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Statistical region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Savinja
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Vitanje
Settlement.area_total_km2
1.79
Settlement.population_as_of
2020
Settlement.population_total
859

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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Church
  • Cultural centre
  • References
  • External links

Vitanje (, formerly Vitanje trg, sometimes Vitanjski trg, ) is a small town in northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Vitanje. It lies on the Hudinja River north of Celje. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria and is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. From the 11th century onwards it became a regional centre and was granted market rights in 1306.

==History== In 1953, the main settlement of Vitanje Trg was merged with neighboring Vitanje Vas to create the combined settlement of Vitanje.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vitanje” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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