Šmartno ob Paki

The Municipality of Šmartno ob Paki (pronounced [ˈʃmaːɾtnɔ ɔp ˈpaːki]; Slovene: Občina Šmartno ob Paki) is a municipality in the traditional region of Styria in northeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Šmartno ob Paki. Šmartno ob Paki became a municipality in 1994.

Rečica ob Paki (pronounced [ɾɛˈtʃiːtsa ɔp ˈpaːki]) is a village in the Municipality of Šmartno ob Paki in northern Slovenia. It lies on both banks of the Paka River at its confluence with the Savinja south of Šmartno. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.

Slatina (pronounced [slaˈtiːna]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šmartno ob Paki in northern Slovenia. It lies on the right bank of the Paka River, opposite Šmartno. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. A small chapel-shrine in the settlement is dedicated to the Sacred Heart and dates to 1890.

Mali Vrh (pronounced [ˈmaːli ˈʋəɾx]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šmartno ob Paki in northern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.

Gavce (pronounced [ˈɡaːu̯tsɛ], sometimes misspelled Gavče) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šmartno ob Paki in northern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Paka River north of Šmartno. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. A small chapel-shrine in the settlement containing a statute of Saint Urban dates to the mid-19th century.

Letuš (pronounced [lɛˈtuːʃ]) is a village in the Municipality of Braslovče in northern Slovenia. It lies on both banks of the Savinja River north of Braslovče. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.

Veliki Vrh (pronounced [ˈʋeːliki ˈʋəɾx]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šmartno ob Paki in northern Slovenia. It lies in the hills north of Šmartno. The entire area is part of the traditional region of Styria and is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.

The Paka is a 40 km (25 mi) long river in Slovenia. It flows through Velenje and it joins the Savinja as a left tributary.

Paška Vas (pronounced [ˈpaːʃka ˈʋaːs]; Slovene: Paška vas) is a settlement on the right bank of the Paka River in the Municipality of Šmartno ob Paki in northern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The entire municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. A small chapel-shrine in the settlement containing a statue of Saint Mark dates to the last quarter of the 19th century.

Podgorje pri Letušu (pronounced [ˈpoːdɡɔɾjɛ pɾi lɛˈtuːʃu]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Braslovče in northern Slovenia. It lies on the right bank of the Savinja River west of Letuš under the Dobrovlje Hills. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.

Podgora (pronounced [pɔdˈɡɔːɾa]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šmartno ob Paki in northern Slovenia. It lies on the right bank of the Paka River at its confluence with the Savinja at the foot of Mount Oljka south of Šmartno. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.

Podvrh (pronounced [pɔˈdʋəɾx]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Braslovče in northern Slovenia. It lies at the foothills of the Dobrovlje Hills and includes a number of small hamlets, including Zgornji Podvrh, Srednji Podvrh, Spodnji Podvrh, Šmartno, Vrtoglav, Plavc, and Žovnek. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. Žovnek is best known for Žovnek Castle, a now ruined castle dating to the 12th to 17th centuries, which was the original home of the Counts of Celje. Lake Žovnek, a reservoir created in 1978 to regulate flooding, is also a major feature of the landscape of Podvrh.