Opština, općina, občina, obshtina or obshchina (Cyrillic: општина, опћина or община), is a local government unit in Slavic-speaking countries, most commonly translated as municipality in English. It is used by the following countries:

CountrySingularDualPluralrelated article
Bosnia and Herzegovinaopćina / опћина, opština / општина općine / опћине, opštine / општинеmunicipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina (3rd level in FB&H, 2nd level in RS; see also City#Municipal services)
Bulgariaобщина (obshtina) общини (obshtini)municipalities of Bulgaria (2nd level)
Croatiaopćina općinemunicipalities of Croatia (2nd level)
North Macedoniaопштина (opština) oпштини (opštini)municipalities of North Macedonia (1st level)
Kosovoопштина / opština oпштине / opštinemunicipalities of Kosovo (Albanian: komunë or komuna, plural: komuna or komunët)[1][2] (1st level)
Montenegroopština / општина opštine / oпштинеmunicipalities of Montenegro (1st level)
Russiaобщина (obshchina) общины (obshchiny)commune, plural: communes
Serbiaопштина / opština oпштине / opštinemunicipalities of Serbia (2nd level)
Sloveniaobčinaobčiniobčinemunicipalities of Slovenia (1st level)

References

  1. ^ "KPA Home". www.kpaonline.org. Archived from the original on 2002-10-06. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  2. ^ "NGA GEOnet Names Server". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2008-01-30. Archived from the original on 2003-10-08. Retrieved 2008-01-31.