Municipality of Benedikt Občina Benedikt |
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Municipality | |
Location of the Municipality of Benedikt in Slovenia |
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Coordinates: 46°36′19″N 15°53′30″E / 46.60528°N 15.89167°ECoordinates: 46°36′19″N 15°53′30″E / 46.60528°N 15.89167°E | |
Country | Slovenia |
Government | |
• Mayor | Milan Gumzar |
Area | |
• Total | 24.1 km2 (9.3 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 2,432 |
• Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+01) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02) |
Website | benedikt.si |
The Municipality of Benedikt (pronounced [bɛnɛˈdiːkt]; Slovene: Občina Benedikt) is a municipality in northeastern Slovenia. Its seat is the settlement of Benedikt. Before 1 January 1999 it was part of the Municipality of Lenart. It lies in the Slovene Hills (Slovene: Slovenske gorice). The area was part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.