Pesnica (river)
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| Pesnica Pößnitz | |
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 Pesnica near Hrastovec v Slovenskih Goricah | |
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| Location | |
| Countries | Austria and Slovenia |
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| Mouth | |
• location | Drava |
• coordinates | 46°24′19″N 16°08′14″E / 46.4053°N 16.1371°E |
| Length | 69 km (43 mi) [1] |
| Basin size | 550 km2 (210 sq mi) |
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| Progression | Drava→ Danube→ Black Sea |
The Pesnica (pronounced [ˈpéːsnitsa]; German: Pößnitz) is a river in Styria, southeastern Austria and in Styria, northeastern Slovenia.
It is 69 km (43 mi) long, of which 65 km (40 mi) is in Slovenia.[1] Its catchment area is about 550 km2 (210 sq mi), of which 539 km2 (208 sq mi) is 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.
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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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