title: Municipality of Šoštanj
text: # Municipality of Šoštanj
  
  The Municipality of Šoštanj (pronounced (listen); Slovene: Občina Šoštanj) is a municipality in northern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Šoštanj. The municipality was established on 3 October 1994, prior to which it belonged to the larger Municipality of Velenje. The municipal holiday is celebrated on 30 October.
  
  ## Settlements
  
  In addition to the namesake city, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
  
  * Bele Vode
  * Družmirje
  * Florjan
  * Gaberke
  * Lokovica
  * Ravne
  * Šentvid pri Zavodnju
  * Skorno pri Šoštanju
  * Topolšica
  * Zavodnje
  