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Mežica

Mežica (; German: Mießdorf) is a town in northern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Mežica. It lies on the Meža River in the traditional Slovenian province of Carinthia) near the Austrian border. The town developed close to a lead and zinc mine under Mount Peca. Mining began in 1665 and ended in 1994. Today the mine is only open for tourist visits.

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Locality: Mežica
Region: Municipality of Mežica
Country: Slovenija
Population: 3,254
Timezone: Europe/Ljubljana

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Settlement.official_name: Mežica
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_caption: From top, left to right: Old postcard of Mežica, National Hall, Primary School, St. James' Church, Francis turbine
Settlement.pushpin_map: Slovenia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: 25px Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Traditional region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Carinthia
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Statistical region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Carinthia
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Mežica
Settlement.area_total_km2: 1.75
Settlement.population_as_of: 2019
Settlement.population_total: 3158
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities

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The town once had a small ski area on Mount Peca, but this closed soon after the mining operations ceased to operate.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mežica” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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