The surrounding area however was populated almost entirely by Slovenes, although many Austrian Germans lived in smaller towns like Ptuj (Pettau, 79.39%) or Celje (Cilli, 66.80%).
Okolno područje je bilo međutim naseljeno gotovo u potpunosti od strane Slovenaca, iako su mnogi austrijski Nijemci živjeli u manjim mjestima kao što su Ptuj (Pettau, 79,39%) ili Celje (Cilli, 66,80%).