Mezgovci ob Pesnici

Mezgovci ob Pesnici
Mezgovci ob Pesnici Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°25′49.09″N 15°57′54.4″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Drava
Municipality	Dornava
Area
• Total	2.85 km^2 (1.10 sq mi)
Elevation	216.3 m (709.6 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	468
• Density	160/km^2 (430/sq mi)
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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

External links

• Mezgovci ob Pesnici on Geopedia