Municipality of Pesnica
Municipality of Slovenia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Municipality of Slovenia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Municipality of Pesnica
Občina Pesnica | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of the Municipality of Pesnica in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°36′35″N 15°40′17″E | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Venčeslav Senekovič (SLS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 75.8 km2 (29.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2002)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,244 |
| • Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
In addition to the municipal seat of Pesnica pri Mariboru, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
Notable people from Pesnica include:
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