On the Slovenian territory, the region of Spodnje Podravje represents an area with common developmental issues on one side, and a number of developmental opportunities on the other. The realisation of the later to the advantage of the entire population within the region can be achieved best by constituting the entire area as a region, acting on behalf of its own developmental strategy and programmes aimed at independently directing future development in the fields of economy, social life, culture, spatial planning and environment.

The area of the Spodnje Podravje region extends over 16 municipalities, and they are: Cirkulane, Destrnik, Dornava, Gorišnica, Hajdina, Juršinci, Kidričevo, Majšperk, Markovci, Podlehnik, Mestna občina Ptuj, Sveti Andraž v Slovenskih goricah, Trnovska vas, Videm, Zavrč and Žetale.

Žetale
The Spodnje Podravje region is a relatively densely populated area mainly consisting of agricultural land, and includes the Haloze hills and some parts of the Slovenske gorice hills as well as the flatland Ptujsko polje along the river Drava and its tributaries.

In the north, the Spodnje Podravje region also includes the central and western part of the Slovenske gorice hills, extending from Krčevina pri Vurbergu over the river Pesnica through the municipality Sveti Andraž v Slovenskih goricah.

Dornava

Markovci

Sveti Andraž

Žetale

Videm

Cirkulane

Haloze is a hilly area extending from the stream Jelovški potok near Makole at its western end along the Croatian border as far as Zavrč in the east. The eastern part is a winegrowing area with vineyards covering approximately one tenth of the land, whereas almost one half of the western part is covered with forests. The border runs through the Peklača valley.

Geologically, a large part of the flatland Ptujsko polje consists of river gravel, covered by a layer of fertile humus which makes the land perfect for agriculture. Some of the names of nearby villages still remind us that the entire area was once covered with forests – Bukovci (from Slovenian bukev, meaning beech), Borovci (from bor, meaning pine), Gajevci (from gaj, meaning grove) and Zagojiči (coming from za gajem for »behind the grove«). The hills and flatland form a mixed sedimentary area, consisting of sand, clay, gravel, sandstone, marl and limestone, while various geomorphologic processes have created different (facies) landforms like steep hills, ridges, valleys and terraces.

MUNICIPALITY OF CIRCULANE

The municipality of Cirkulane is located in the northeastern part of Slovenia and is approximately 15 km from the town of Ptuj. It starts at the Borl Castle and borders on the municipalities of Markovci, Zavrč, Videm near Ptuj and the Republic of Croatia. It covers an area of ​​32 km² and has about 2300 inhabitants

MUNICIPALITY DESTRNIK

The Municipality of Destrnik extends over the long sunny hills of the central Slovenske gorice and shallow and long valleys, which were cut into the tributaries of Pesnice on one side and Rogoznica on the other side, only a few kilometers from Ptuj. It  measures 34.4 km² and counts 2707 inhabitants.

MUNICIPALITY OF DORNAVA

The municipality of Dornava is located in northeastern Slovenia. A part of the municipality lies on Ptujsko polje, then across the Pesnica river begins to rise to the Slovene gorges. It measures 24 km² and has approximately 2750 inhabitants.

MUNICIPALITY GORIŠNICA

The municipality of Gorišnica extends between the flatland field and Haloze hills, separated by the river Drava. It measures 29 km2 in has about 4,000 inhabitants. The center of the municipality is Gorišnica, a clustered settlement on the Ptuj field along the main road Ptuj - Ormož.

HAJDINA MUNICIPALITY

The municipality of Hajdina spreads on the terraces on the right side of the river Drava. In the east, it borders on the Municipality of Ptuj, in the northwest to the Municipality of Starše, in the west to the Municipality of Kidričevo and in the south to the Videm Municipality. It measures 22 km² and has about 3,800 inhabitants.

MUNICIPALITY JURŠINCI

The municipality of Juršinci extends over 3625 ha, with 2377 inhabitants. The territory of the municipality occupies a part of the wine growing hills of Slovenske gorice on both sides of the road Ptuj - Juršinci - Gornja Radgona and part of Pesniška valley.

Destrnik

Gorišnica

Jušinci

MUNICIPALITY KIDRIČEVO

The municipality of Kidričevo extends to the area of ​​the lower Drava field, which means that it is a flatland municipality. In natural geographical terms it lies on two provincial ecological units. The majority of the municipality, more precisely its central and northern part, lies in the traffic center of the Dravsko polje. The southwestern part is once wet, but today it is a meliorated landscape. It covers 72 km² with 18 settlements and has a population of 6,670.

MUNICIPALITY OF MAJŠPERK

The municipality of Majšperk lies in the western part of Haloze. It has a large 72.8 km² and has about 4,200 inhabitants. It counts 26 settlements and 3 local communities

MARKOVCI MUNICIPALITY

The Municipality of Markovci extends to the northwestern part of Slovenia, on the flat part of the lower Ptuj field, mainly on the left bank of the river Drava, while the area of ​​the Šturmovci landscape park is on the right bank. The municipality consists of nine settlements and covers 32 km² and counts 4,026 inhabitants.

MUNICIPALITY OF PODLEHNIK

Podlehnik is a village in the northwestern part of the Haloze wine growing, whose nucleus is in the valley of the Rogatnica stream between the Nova cerkev and the Sveta Trojica. It extends to 36 km.

Kidričevo

Majšperk

Podlehnik

CITY MUNICIPALITY PTUJ

Ptuj is the oldest documented city in Slovenia and lies in the northeast Slovenia, in the center of Spodnja Podravje on the border with Prlekija. The entire central part of Ptuj is monumentally protected. It covers 66.65 km², which represents 0.3% of the entire territory of Slovenia. By size, the Municipality of Ptuj is the second smallest city in Slovenia. Today's Municipality of Ptuj comprises 10 settlements (Grajena, Grajenščak, Kicar, Krčevina pri Vurbergu, Mestni vrh, Pacinje, Podvinci, Ptuj, Spodnji Velovlek and Spuhlja) and consists of five town districts (Center, Ljudski vrt, Panorama, Jezero and Breg ) and two suburban quarters (Grajena and Rogoznica). The municipality of Ptuj counts 24,708 inhabitants.

THE MUNICIPALITY OF SVETI ANDRAŽ IN SLOVENSKE GORICE

The Municipality of Sveti Andraž in the Slovenske Gorice, in its present form, was founded in December 1998 by the name of the patron saint of the parish church of St. Andraž. The municipality spreads through the hilly world of the central Slovenske gorice; between Ptuj, Lenart, Radenci, Gornja Radgona and Ljutomer. The municipality comprises 7 settlements in the area of ​​17.6 km².

MUNICIPALITY TRNOVSKA VAS

The municipality of Trnovska vas is a closed geographical unit, leaning on the regional road Ptuj - Lenart. The area of ​​Trnovska vas municipality is 22.9 km². It covers seven villages. The largest settlement is Trnovska vas, which is also the seat of the municipality

MUNICIPALITY OF VIDEM

The municipality of Videm lies on the southern edge of the Dravsko polje, on both sides of the Dravinja, where the Haloze are close to the sleeves of the Drava River, it measures 80.2 km² and has about 5300 inhabitants. The centre of the municipality is Videm, which is a clustered settlement, mostly on the left bank of the Dravinja along the branches of local roads towards Ptuj, Lancova vas and Zgornji Leskovec.

MUNICIPALITY OF ZAVRČ

The Zavrč municipality is one of the smaller municipalities in Slovenia, measuring only 19.25 km². The municipality is rarely and predominantly ridge populated. It borders the Republic of Croatia in the south and east. The municipality consists of nine settlements, with only about 1,500 inhabitants.

MUNICIPALITY OF THE ŽETALE

Žetale is located in the southwestern part of Haloze. It described the border town centre with a hilly core in the picturesque upper part of the Rogatnica stream. It measures 38 km² and has about 1,300 inhabitants.

Ptuj

Trnovska vas

Zavrč