Municipality of Pesnica

Municipality of Slovenia
Municipality in Slovenia
Municipality of Pesnica
Občina Pesnica
Municipality
Coat of arms of Municipality of Pesnica
Coat of arms
Location of the Municipality of Pesnica in Slovenia
Location of the Municipality of Pesnica in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°36′35″N 15°40′17″E / 46.60972°N 15.67139°E / 46.60972; 15.67139
CountrySlovenia
Government
 • MayorVenčeslav Senekovič (SLS)
Area
 • Total75.8 km2 (29.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2002)[1]
 • Total7,244
 • Density96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02 (CEST)
Websitewww.pesnica.si Edit this at Wikidata

The Municipality of Pesnica (Slovene: Občina Pesnica) is a municipality in northeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is Pesnica pri Mariboru, a suburb near Maribor. It lies at the western end of the Slovene Hills in the Upper Pesnica Valley. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region as part of the Pesnica Administrative Unit (Slovene: Upravna enota Pesnica). The main economic activities in the area are tourism, transportation, viticulture, winemaking, craftsmanship and farming.

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Pesnica pri Mariboru, the municipality also includes the following settlements:

Notable people

Notable people from Pesnica include:

  • Rene Krhin (born 1990), a football player
  • Jan Muršak (born 1988), a hockey player
  • Tone Partljič (born 1940), a writer, screenwriter, and politician
  • Ivo Štandeker [sl] (1961–1992), a writer and journalist who was killed in Sarajevo during the war

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002

External links

  • Media related to Municipality of Pesnica at Wikimedia Commons
  • Municipality of Pesnica on Geopedia
  • Pesnica municipal site
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Administrative seat: Pesnica pri Mariboru
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The location of the Municipality of Pesnica
Landmarks
  • Assumption of the Virgin Mary Church
  • Pesnica Parish Church
  • St. James's Church
  • St. Margaret's Church
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