Mezica
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| Area: | 26.4 km² | |
| Population - males - females | 3,966 1,962 2,004 | |
| Average age: | 39.48 years | |
| Residential areas: - households: - families: | 26.47 m²/person 1,462 1,195 | |
| Working active: - unemployed: | 1,773 219 | |
| Average salary (August 2003): - gross: - net: | 210,314 SIT 135,919 SIT | |
| Students: | 145 | |
| Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002. | ||
Mežica is a town and a municipality in Slovenia in the Carinthia, near the Austrian border. The town had a lead and zinc mine under the mount Peca. Mining began in 1665 and ended in 1994. The mine is today available for tourist visits only.
External links
- Mežica, official page of municipality (in Slovene)
- Peca Underground, tourist mine and museum (in Slovene, English and German)
| Slovenia | Municipalities of Slovenia |
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City municipalities: Celje | Koper | Kranj | Ljubljana | Maribor | Murska Sobota |
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Nova Gorica | Novo mesto | Ptuj | Slovenj Gradec | Velenje |
Categories: Towns in Slovenia