Mežica

Mežica Občina Mežica
—  Town and Municipality  —
Location of the Municipality of Mežica in Slovenia
Mežica Location of the Town of Mežica in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°31′N 14°51′E / 46.517°N 14.85°E / 46.517; 14.85Coordinates: 46°31′N 14°51′E / 46.517°N 14.85°E / 46.517; 14.85
Country	Slovenia
Government
– Mayor
Area
– Total	26.4 km2 (10.2 sq mi)
Population (2002)[1]
– Total	3,966
– Density	150.2/km2 (389.1/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+01)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+02)

Mežica (German: Mießdorf) is a town and a municipality in northern Slovenia. 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.^[2]

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

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint James. It is a single-nave building built in 1840 to replace an earlier smaller building.^[3]

References

1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002
2. ^ Mežica municipal site
3. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3174

External links

• Mežica on Geopedia
• Mežica, official page of municipality (in Slovene)
• Peca Underground, tourist mine and museum (in Slovene, English and German)
• Mežica na spletu Local information portal