Pesnica (river)
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Pesnica Pößnitz | |
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Pesnica near Hrastovec v Slovenskih Goricah | |
Location | |
Country | Austria, Slovenia |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | |
- location | Drava |
- coordinates | 46°24′19″N 16°08′14″E / 46.4053°N 16.1371°E / 46.4053; 16.1371Coordinates: 46°24′19″N 16°08′14″E / 46.4053°N 16.1371°E / 46.4053; 16.1371 |
Length | 69 km (43 mi) [1] |
Basin size | 550 km2 (210 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Drava→ Danube→ Black Sea |
The Pesnica (pronounced [ˈpeːsnitsa], German: Pößnitz) is a river in Styria, southeastern Austria and Styria, northeastern Slovenia. It is 69 km long, of which 65 km in Slovenia.[1] Its catchment area is about 550 km2, of which 539 km2 in Slovenia.[1] Its source is near Glanz an der Weinstraße, near the Austrian-Slovenian border. It passes Zgornja Kungota, Pesnica, Pernica, the castle at Hrastovec v Slovenskih Goricah, Lenart v Slovenskih Goricah, the monastery of Sveta Trojica v Slovenskih Goricah, Dornava, and Velika Nedelja, and then merges with the Drava near Ormož, on the border with Croatia.
References
^ abc Rivers, longer than 25 km, and their catchment areas, Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
External links
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Condition of Pesnica - graphs, in the following order, of water level, flow and temperature data for the past 30 days (taken in Ranca by ARSO)
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