Mezgovci ob Pesnici

Place in Styria, Slovenia
46°25′49.09″N 15°57′54.4″E / 46.4303028°N 15.965111°E / 46.4303028; 15.965111Country SloveniaTraditional regionStyriaStatistical regionDravaMunicipalityDornavaArea
 • Total2.85 km2 (1.10 sq mi)Elevation
216.3 m (709.6 ft)Population
 (2020)
 • Total468 • Density160/km2 (430/sq mi)[1]

Mezgovci ob Pesnici (pronounced [ˈmeːzɡɔu̯tsi ɔp ˈpeːsnitsi]) is a village on the right bank of the Pesnica River in the Municipality of Dornava in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Mezgovci to Mezgovci ob Pesnici in 1955.[3]

Cultural heritage

A small chapel-shrine with a belfry was built south of the settlement in the second half of the 19th century.[4]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Dornava municipal site
  3. ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 19901
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Administrative seat: Dornava
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  • Dornava Mansion


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