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.
In addition to the municipal seat of Pesnica pri Mariboru, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
Notable people from Pesnica include: