The Mislinja () is a

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in the northern part of

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. It is long. It flows through Mislinja and

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and empties from the right into the Meža River north of the village of Otiški Vrh near Dravograd, only a couple hundred meters before the Meža joins the Drava River.

Name

The name ''Mislinja'' is derived from the phrase ''*Myslin'a (voda)'' (literally, 'Myslinъ's creek'), thus referring to a person or people living along the watercourse. The hypocorism ''*Myslinъ'' is derived from the personal name ''*Myslь''. The town of Mislinja is named after the river.

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Confluence of the Meža, Mislinja, and Drava rivers
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