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Drava Banovina

Drava Banovina
Dravska banovina
Дравска бановина
Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
1929–1941
Flag of Drava Banovina
Flag
Coat of arms of Drava Banovina
Coat of arms

Drava Banovina (red) within
Kingdom of Yugoslavia (light yellow)
CapitalLjubljana
Area 
• 1931
15,849 km2 (6,119 sq mi)
Population 
• 1921
1,060,356
• 1931
1,144,298
Government
 • TypeDevolved autonomous banate
Monarch 
• 1929–1934
Alexander I
• 1934–1941
Peter II
Ban 
• 1929–1930
Dušan Sernec
• 1935–1941
Marko Natlačen
Historical eraInterwar period
• Established
3 October 1929
3 September 1931
16 April 1941
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Duchy of Carniola
Nazi Germany
Kingdom of Italy
Kingdom of Hungary
Today part ofSlovenia, Croatia

The Drava Banovina or Drava Banate (Slovene and Serbo-Croatian: Dravska banovina), was a province (banovina) of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1929 and 1941. This province consisted of most of present-day Slovenia and was named for the Drava River. The capital city of the Drava Banovina was Ljubljana.


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