Carinthia Statistical Region

Koroško (Slovene Carinthian statistična regija ) is a statistical region in Slovenia at NUTS 3 level.

The region, which was established in May 2005 for statistical purposes and to get no administrative tasks, including 1041 km ² with 73,400 people (2012 ). This statistical region coincides only partly with Slovenian parts of the former Duchy of Carinthia ( Slovenska Koroško ) and also includes areas that were once expected to Lower Styria, whereas the Jezersko statistics Carniola region was annexed.

The following seven municipalities in the historic Slovenian region Lower Styria ( Lower Styria ) were affiliated with the statistics Koroška: Slovenj Gradec, Radlje whether Dravi, Muta, Mislinja, Vuzenica, Podvelka and Ribnica na Pohorju.

From the historical region Carinthian Carinthian region remained in the statistics: Dravograd Ravne na Koroškem as the capital of the enlarged region, Prevalje, Mežica and Črna na Koroškem.

Neighboring regions are Savinjska and Podravsko, moreover, the region borders the Austrian provinces of Styria and Carinthia.

This region is part of the Euregio Steiermark Slovenia build as advocacy of the border region, which degrade the common " obstacles to development on both sides of the border ", " networks of relations," and through the "Growing Together in the region" historical concepts with the demands of modern Europe tries to connect regions.