Mozirje

Mozirje Občina Mozirje
—  Town and Municipality  —
Location of the Municipality of Mozirje in Slovenia
Mozirje Location of the Town of Mozirje in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°20′N 14°58′E / 46.333°N 14.967°E / 46.333; 14.967Coordinates: 46°20′N 14°58′E / 46.333°N 14.967°E / 46.333; 14.967
Country	Slovenia
Government
- Mayor	Ivan Suhoveršnik
Area
- Total	83.6 km2 (32.3 sq mi)
Population (2002)[1]
- Total	6,231
- Density	74.5/km2 (193/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+01)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+02)

Mozirje is a small town and municipality on the Savinja River in northern Slovenia. The area was part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Savinja statistical region.^[2]

The parish church in the town is dedicated to Saint George (Slovene: Sveti Jurij) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was first mentioned in written documents dated to 1241. The current building dates to 1754.^[3]

References

1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002
2. ^ Mozirje municipal site
3. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3187

External links

• Municipality of Mozirje at Geopedia
• Mozirje municipal site