Municipality of Ljutomer

The Municipality of Ljutomer (Občina Ljutomer) is a municipality in northeastern Slovenia, some 40 km east of Maribor. Traditionally it was part of the region of Styria. It is now included in the Mura Statistical Region. Its largest settlement and the administrative seat is Ljutomer. It borders Croatia.

Geography
The municipality includes Ljutomer Ponds–Jeruzalem Hills Nature Park (Krajinski park Ljutomerski ribniki – Jeruzalemske gorice), which covers 1346 ha.

Settlements
In addition to the municipal seat of Ljutomer, the municipality also includes the following settlements:


 * Babinci
 * Bodislavci
 * Branoslavci
 * Bučkovci
 * Cezanjevci
 * Cuber
 * Cven
 * Desnjak
 * Drakovci
 * Globoka
 * Godemarci
 * Gresovščak
 * Grlava
 * Ilovci
 * Jeruzalem
 * Krapje
 * Krištanci
 * Kuršinci
 * Mala Nedelja
 * Mekotnjak
 * Moravci v Slovenskih Goricah
 * Mota
 * Noršinci pri Ljutomeru
 * Nunska Graba
 * Plešivica
 * Podgradje
 * Precetinci
 * Presika
 * Pristava
 * Radomerje
 * Radomerščak
 * Radoslavci
 * Rinčetova Graba
 * Šalinci
 * Sitarovci
 * Slamnjak
 * Spodnji Kamenščak
 * Stara Cesta
 * Stročja Vas
 * Vidanovci
 * Vogričevci
 * Železne Dveri
 * Zgornji Kamenščak

Notable people
The Ljutomer area was the birthplace of the ethnologist and Romantic poet Stanko Vraz (1810–1851), linguist Franz Miklosich (1813–1891), pioneer of film making Karol Grossmann (1864–1929), and painter Ante Trstenjak (1894–1970).