The Municipality of Pesnica () is a municipality in northeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is Pesnica pri Mariboru, a suburb near Maribor. It lies at the western end of the Slovene Hills in the Upper Pesnica Valley. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region as part of the Pesnica Administrative Unit (). The main economic activities in the area are tourism, transportation, viticulture, winemaking, craftsmanship and farming.
Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Pesnica pri Mariboru, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
Dolnja Počehova Dragučova Drankovec Flekušek Gačnik Jareninski Dol Jareninski Vrh Jelenče Kušernik Ložane Mali Dol Pernica Pesniški Dvor Počenik Polička Vas Polički Vrh Ranca Ročica Slatenik Spodnje Dobrenje Spodnje Hlapje Spodnji Jakobski Dol Vajgen Vosek Vukovje Vukovski Dol Vukovski Vrh Zgornje Hlapje Zgornji Jakobski Dol
Notable people Notable people from Pesnica include: Rene Krhin (born 1990), a football player Jan Muršak (born 1988), a hockey player Tone Partljič (born 1940), a writer, screenwriter, and politician (1961–1992), a writer and journalist who was killed in Sarajevo during the war
References
External links
Municipality of Pesnica on Geopedia Pesnica municipal site