Municipality of Moravske Toplice

The Municipality of Moravske Toplice (pronounced [mɔˈɾaːu̯skɛ tɔˈpliːtsɛ]; Slovene: Občina Moravske Toplice) is a municipality in Slovenia, part of the Prekmurje region. Its seat is the spa settlement of Moravske Toplice. The municipality is an important center of Lutheranism in Slovenia. Large Lutheran churches are found throughout the municipality.

Municipality of Moravske Toplice Občina Moravske Toplice
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of the Municipality of Moravske Toplice in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°41′N 16°13′E
Country	Slovenia
Government
• Mayor	Alojz Glavač (SDS)
Area
• Total	144.5 km2 (55.8 sq mi)
Population  (2002)[1]
• Total	6,151
• Density	42.57/km2 (110.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02 (CEST)
Website	www.moravske-toplice.si

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Moravske Toplice, the municipality also includes the following settlements:

• Andrejci
• Berkovci
• Bogojina
• Bukovnica
• Čikečka Vas
• Filovci
• Fokovci
• Ivanci
• Ivanjševci
• Ivanovci
• Kančevci
• Krnci
• Lončarovci
• Lukačevci
• Martjanci
• Mlajtinci
• Motvarjevci
• Noršinci
• Pordašinci
• Prosenjakovci
• Ratkovci
• Sebeborci
• Selo
• Središče
• Suhi Vrh
• Tešanovci
• Vučja Gomila

Demographics

Population by native language, 2002 census^[2]

Slovene: 5,617 (91.32%)

Hungarian: 324 (5.26%)

Others and Unknown: 210 (3.42%)

Total: 6,151

The majority of the population is Roman Catholic, but the Lutheran minority makes up more than 40% of the population.