Mežica

	Mežica ; Mießdorf
Basic data
Country	Slovenia
Historic region	Lower Carinthia / Koroška
Statistical region	Koroška (Slovenian Carinthia)
Coordinates	46 ° 31 ' N , 14 ° 51' E Coordinates: 46 ° 31 '14 " N , 14 ° 51' 13" E
height	480 m. i. J.
surface	26.4 km²
Residents	3,573 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	135 inhabitants per km²
Post Code	2392
License Plate	SG
Structure and administration
Mayor :	Dušan Krebel
Mailing address	Trg Svobode 1 ; 2392 Mežica
Website	www.mezica.si

Mežica ( German Mießdorf ) is a village and municipality in Slovenia . It is located in the historical Koroška ( Lower Carinthia ) region and in the statistical region of the same name .

geography

location

Mežica is in the Mežatal ( Mieß ) in the Karawanken ( Karavanke ) at 495 m. ü. A. Road connections exist along the valley to Prevalje and Črna , and in the direction of Austria to Bleiburg .

Community structure

The municipality comprises six localities. The German exonyms in brackets were mainly used by the German-speaking population until the area was ceded to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in 1918 and are largely uncommon today. (Population figures as of January 1, 2017):

Breg, 63
Lom ( Lamberg ), 93
Mežica ( Mießdorf ), 3.159
Onkraj Meže ( Mießberg beyond ), 75
Plat ( Platt ), 62
Podkraj pri Mežici ( Mießberg this side ), 121

Neighboring communities

Bleiburg ( A )	Prevalje	Prevalje
Feistritz ob Bleiburg ( A )		Prevalje
Črna na Koroškem	Črna na Koroškem	Črna na Koroškem

Attractions

The former lead and zinc mine in the Petzen mountain (2125 m), which was closed in 1994, is now a show mine. Minerals and fossils are exhibited in the associated museum.

Some of the tunnels have been converted into underground bike paths. They can be ridden by mountain bikers as part of guided tours ( tunnel biking ). A lower level of the disused mine, which is under water because the penetrating water is no longer pumped out, is used for tours with canoes. This tourist offer can only be used with advance notice and in guided groups.

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Special map of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy 1: 75,000 - Unterdrauburg 5354. (1913)
↑ Population tables of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia ( Slovene )
↑ Georg Lux, Helmuth Weichselbraun: Forfeited & Forgotten - Lost Places in the Alps-Adriatic Region . Styria, Vienna / Graz / Klagenfurt 2017, ISBN 978-3-222-13551-4 , pp. 155-158 .

[1] Special map of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy 1: 75,000 - Unterdrauburg 5354. (1913)

[2] Population tables of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia ( Slovene )

[3] Georg Lux, Helmuth Weichselbraun: Forfeited & Forgotten - Lost Places in the Alps-Adriatic Region . Styria, Vienna / Graz / Klagenfurt 2017, ISBN 978-3-222-13551-4 , pp. 155-158 .