Mislinja (settlement)
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| Coordinates: 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 |
 Slovenia
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| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Carinthia |
| Municipality | Mislinja |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bojan Borovnik |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.0 km2 (16.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 1,888 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02) |
Mislinja (pronounced [miˈsliːnja]; German: Missling) is a settlement in northern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Mislinja. It lies in the valley of the Mislinja River. The area traditionally belonged to Styria. In 1995 it became part of the newly formed Carinthia Statistical Region.
Mislinja is a sprawling settlement along the upper watershed of the Mislinja River. It includes the core hamlet of Šentlenart as well as Movže to the south, Plavž, Glažuta, Stara Glažuta, Spodnja Komisija, and Zgornja Komisija to the northeast, and Straže and Vovkarje to the west. To the southwest, Mislinja lies along the main road from Velenje to Slovenj Gradec, and to the northeast along a road into the Mislinja Gorge (Slovene: Mislinjski graben or Mislinjski jarek). Surrounding elevations include Mount Volovica (1,455 meters or 4,774 feet) to the east, Turjak Hill (800 meters or 2,600 feet) to the south, and Cestnik Peak (Slovene: Cestnikov vrh; 686 meters or 2,251 feet), Lučevec Hill (780 meters or 2,560 feet), Črepič Hill (798 meters or 2,618 feet), and Fric Peak (Slovene: Fričev vrh; 881 meters or 2,890 feet) to the west. The Mislinja Gorge is petrographically diverse, consisting of schist, diaphorite, quartzite, gneiss, amphibolite, tonalite, and other minerals.
Mislinja was first attested in written sources in 1335 and 1404 as Misling (and as Missling in 1460). The name is derived from an earlier hydronym, *Myslin'a (voda) (literally, 'Myslinъ's creek'), thus referring to people living along the creek. The hypocorism *Myslinъ is derived from the personal name *Myslь. In the local dialect, the settlement is also known as Mislinje. The settlement was known as Missling in German in the past.
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