Mežica
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Mežica Občina Mežica |
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| Town and Municipality | |
1968 postcard of Mežice
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 Mežica
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| Coordinates: 46°31′N 14°51′E / 46.517°N 14.850°ECoordinates: 46°31′N 14°51′E / 46.517°N 14.850°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia
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| Area | |
| • Total | 26.4 km2 (10.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 3,178 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02) |
Mežica (pronounced [mɛˈʒiːtsa] (
listen); 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.
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.
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