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Mezgovci ob Pesnici

Coordinates: 46°25′49.09″N 15°57′54.4″E / 46.4303028°N 15.965111°E / 46.4303028; 15.965111
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Mezgovci ob Pesnici
Mezgovci ob Pesnici is located in Slovenia
Mezgovci ob Pesnici
Mezgovci ob Pesnici
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°25′49.09″N 15°57′54.4″E / 46.4303028°N 15.965111°E / 46.4303028; 15.965111
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityDornava
Area
 • Total2.85 km2 (1.10 sq mi)
Elevation
216.3 m (709.6 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total468
 • Density160/km2 (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

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The name of the settlement was changed from Mezgovci to Mezgovci ob Pesnici in 1955.[3]

Cultural heritage

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A small chapel-shrine with a belfry was built south of the settlement in the second half of the 19th century.[4]

References

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  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
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