Municipality of Pesnica explained

Municipality of Pesnica
Native Name:Občina Pesnica
Native Name Lang:sl
Settlement Type:Municipality
Coordinates:46.6097°N 15.6714°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Slovenia
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Venčeslav Senekovič (SLS)
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:75.8
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:7244
Population As Of:2002
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+01
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02

The Municipality of Pesnica (Slovenian: 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 (Slovenian: Upravna enota Pesnica). The main economic activities in the area are tourism, transportation, viticulture, winemaking, craftsmanship and farming.

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Pesnica pri Mariboru, the municipality also includes the following settlements:

Notable people

Notable people from Pesnica include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/popis2002/en/ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002