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'Lower Styria' or 'Southern Styria' (; ; Latin: ''Styria'') is a region in northeastern Slovenia, comprising the southern third of the former Duchy of Styria. The northern two-thirds of the former duchy lie in southeastern Austria and are known as Upper Styria.

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Name

History

Political status

Cities

Tourism

See also

External links

Name

In Slovenia, it is simply referred to as ''Štajerska'', i.e. "Styria".

History

The Duchy of Styria was divided in 1918 after World War I, with the Kingdom of Yugoslavia receiving Lower Styria. Slovenia gained independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1991.

Political status

Lower Styria has no official status as an administrative unit within Slovenia (though a new law will establish provincial administrative units, it has not come into force as of February 2007)), although the association with the informal province (Slovenian ''pokrajina'') is very common.

Cities

The capital of Lower Styria is Maribor. Other cities include Celje and Ptuj.

Tourism

Lower Styria is famous for its white wine.

See also

★ Upper Styria

★ Styria (state)

External links

★ Lower Styria in 1918