Municipality of Pesnica
The Municipality of Pesnica (pronounced [ˈpeːsnitsa]; 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 was 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, vinemaking, craftsmanship and farming.
Municipality of Pesnica Občina Pesnica | |
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![]() 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![]() |
Settlements
In addition to the municipal seat of Pesnica pri Mariboru, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
- Dolnja Počehova
- Dragučova
- Drankovec
- Flekušek
- Gačnik
- Jareninski Dol
- Jareninski Vrh
- Jelenče
- Kušernik
- Ložane
- Mali Dol
- Pernica
- Pesniški Dvor
- Počenik
- Polička Vas
- Polički Vrh
- Ranca
- Ročica
- Slatenik
- Spodnje Dobrenje
- Spodnje Hlapje
- Spodnji Jakobski Dol
- Vajgen
- Vosek
- Vukovje
- Vukovski Dol
- Vukovski Vrh
- Zgornje Hlapje
- Zgornji Jakobski Dol
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 (1961–1992), a writer and journalist who was killed in Sarajevo during the war
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External links
Media related to Municipality of Pesnica at Wikimedia Commons- Pesnica municipal site
- Municipality of Pesnica on Geopedia
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