Moravske Toplice

Moravske Toplice Občina Moravske Toplice
—  Town and Municipality  —
The village of Martjanci with the Lutheran and Catholic church
Location of the Municipality of Moravske Toplice in Slovenia
Moravske Toplice Location of the Town of Moravske Toplice in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°41′6.38″N 16°13′8.25″E / 46.6851056°N 16.2189583°E / 46.6851056; 16.2189583Coordinates: 46°41′6.38″N 16°13′8.25″E / 46.6851056°N 16.2189583°E / 46.6851056; 16.2189583
Country	Slovenia
Government
- Mayor	Alojz Glavač (SDS)
Area
- Total	144.5 km2 (55.8 sq mi)
Population (2002)[1]
- Total	6,151
- Density	42.6/km2 (110.2/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+01)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+02)

Moravske Toplice (Hungarian: Alsómarác, archaically Moravci) is a town and a municipality in Slovenia, part of the Prekmurje region. It is best known as a spa town.

The municipality is an important center of Lutheranism in Slovenia. Large Lutheran churches are found both in the settlement, as in other surrounding villages. The majority of the population is Roman Catholic, but the Lutheran minority makes up more than 40% of the population.

Demographics

Population by mother tongue, census 2002^[2]

Slovene 5,617 (91.32%)

Hungarian 324 (5.26%)

Others and Unknown 210 (3.42%)

Total 6,151

References

1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002
2. ^ Slovenian 2002 Census

External links

• Moravske Toplice Municipality official site
• Moravske Toplice Municipality on Geopedia