- Mislinja, Slovenia
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Mislinja
Občina Mislinja— Settlement and Municipality — Church of Saint Agathius
Location of the Municipality of Mislinja in Slovenia
Location of the settlement of Mislinja in Slovenia
MislinjaCoordinates: 46°26′35″N 15°11′35″E / 46.44306°N 15.19306°ECoordinates: 46°26′35″N 15°11′35″E / 46.44306°N 15.19306°E Country 
SloveniaGovernment - Mayor Viktor Robnik Area - Total 112.2 km2 (43.3 sq mi) Population (2002)[1] - Total 4,666 - Density 41.6/km2 (107.7/sq mi) Time zone CET (UTC+01) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02) Mislinja is a settlement and a municipality in northern Slovenia. It lies in the valley of the Mislinja River and the surrounding hills. The area was part of the traditional region of Carinthia. It is now also included in the Carinthia statistical region.[2]
There are two churches in the settlement, both belonging to the Parish of Šentilj pod Turjakom. One is dedicated to Saint Leonard and was built in the mid-17th century on the site of an earlier church, first mentioned in written documents dating to 1476. The second is dedicated to Saint Agathius. It was built in the 14th century and is preserved more or less in its original from.[3]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002
- ^ Mislinja municipal site
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference numbers ešd 3016 & 3017
External links
Mislinja Settlements Administrative centre: Mislinja
Dovže, Gornji Dolič, Kozjak, Mala Mislinja, Paka, Razborca, Srednji Dolič, Šentilj pod Turjakom, Tolsti Vrh pri Mislinji, ZavršeLandmarks Saint Agathius, River MislinjaCategories:- Municipalities of Slovenia
- Mislinja
- Populated places in the Municipality of Mislinja
- Koroška statistical region geography stubs
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