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Mislinja (Mislinja)

Mislinja (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 (Mislinjski graben or Mislinjski jarek). Surrounding elevations include Mount Volovica (1455 m) to the east, Turjak Hill (800 m) to the south, and Cestnik Peak (Cestnikov vrh; 686 m), Lučevec Hill (780 m), Črepič Hill (798 m), and Fric Peak (Fričev vrh; 881 m) to the west. The Mislinja Gorge is petrographically diverse, consisting of schist, diaphorite, quartzite, gneiss, amphibolite, tonalite, and other minerals.