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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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The entry is geolocated on the map in SI, across 3 mapped points.

Within Vinony's link graph, Mežica is referenced by 47 other articles, and connects out to Carinthia, Peca and Austria.

Vinony files it under Cities and towns in Carinthia (Slovenia) and Populated places in the Municipality of Mežica.

Its subject is documented across 33 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

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

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Key facts

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