Strnišče, Kidričevo
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Strnišče is a small settlement to the south of Kidričevo
in northeastern Slovenia
. It is the western part of the eponymoys settlement that became Kidričevo after the Second World War. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Styria
. It is now included with the rest of the Kidričevo municipality into the Podravje statistical region
.
Kidricevo
Kidričevo is a town and a municipality near Ptuj in northeastern Slovenia. The town was formerly called Strnišče, but was renamed after the Second World War in honour of Boris Kidrič, the first president of the Slovenian government, when Slovenia was part of Yugoslavia. Traditionally the area was...
in northeastern Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. It is the western part of the eponymoys settlement that became Kidričevo after the Second World War. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Styria
Lower Styria
Lower Styria or Slovenian Styria is a traditional region in northeastern Slovenia, comprising the southern third of the former Duchy of Styria. The population of Lower Styria in its historical boundaries amounts to around 705,000 inhabitants, or 34.5% of the population of Slovenia...
. It is now included with the rest of the Kidričevo municipality into the Podravje statistical region
Podravska statistical region
The Drava statistical region is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Maribor. Its name comes from the Drava River and includes land on both banks along its course through Slovenia as well as the Pohorje mountains in the northeast of the region. The Drava is used for...
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