Občina Mežica
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Location of Mežica in Slovenia
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| Area:
| 26.4 km²
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Population
- males
- females
| 3,966
1,962
2,004
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| Average age:
| 39.48 years
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Residential areas:
- households:
- families:
| 26.47 m²/person
1,462
1,195
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Working active:
- unemployed:
| 1,773
219
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Average salary (August 2003):
- gross:
- net:
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210,314 SIT
135,919 SIT
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| Students:
| 145
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| Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002.
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Mežica is a town and a municipality in Slovenia in the Carinthia, near the Austrian border. The town had a lead and zinc mine under the mount Peca. Mining began in 1665 and ended in 1994. The mine is today available for tourist visits only.
External links
- Mežica (http://www.mezica.si/), official page of municipality (in Slovene)
- Peca Underground (http://www.podzemljepece.com/), tourist mine and museum (in Slovene, English and German)
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