Mežica
Sign in to saveMežica (; 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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Place details
- Locality
- Mežica
- Region
- Municipality of Mežica
- Country
- Slovenija
- Population
- 3,254
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Key facts
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- Mežica
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
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- From top, left to right: Old postcard of Mežica, National Hall, Primary School, St. James' Church, Francis turbine
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- Slovenia
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- right
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- Location in Slovenia
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Slovenia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Traditional region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Carinthia
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- Statistical region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Carinthia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Mežica
- Country
- Slovenia
- Located in
- Municipality of Mežica
- Population
- +3176
- Area
- +26.4
- Elevation
- +480
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- Municipality of Mežica
- Official website
- www.mezica.si
- Image
- Razglednica Mežice 1968.jpg
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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.
The town once had a small ski area on Mount Peca, but this closed soon after the mining operations ceased to operate.