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The Urban Municipality of Maribor (pronounced [ˈmaːɾibɔɾ]), also the City of Maribor (Slovene: Mestna občina Maribor, acronym MOM), is one of twelve urban municipalities in Slovenia. Its seat is Maribor, the second-largest city in Slovenia. The population of the municipality was 113,747 in January 2024. [2]
Maribor (UK: / ˈ m ær ɪ b ɔːr / MARR-ib-or, US: / ˈ m ɑːr-/ MAR-, Slovene: [ˈmáːɾibɔɾ] ⓘ; also known by other historical names) is the second-largest city in Slovenia and the largest city of the traditional region of Lower Styria.
Račji Dvor Mansion (Slovene: dvorec Račji dvor, literally "Ducks' Court Mansion") is a 17th-century mansion standing on a plain at the western edge of the town of Maribor, Slovenia, at the address of Raški dol 1. It has been protected as a cultural monument of national significance. [1]
The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Križ (literally, 'Holy Cross') to Gaj nad Mariborom (literally, 'grove above Maribor') in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms.
The Tabor District (pronounced [ˈtaːbɔɾ]; Slovene: Mestna četrt Tabor) is a city district of the City Municipality of Maribor in northeastern Slovenia. In 2017, the district had a population of 10,632. [1] The local football club is called NK Maribor Tabor, which play their home matches at the Tabor Sports Park. [2]
The Main Square of Maribor, also known as Glavni trg, is a square in Maribor, the second largest city in Slovenia, situated in the northeast of the country. On 17 November 1929 the aircraft: Raab-Katzenstein KL.1 Schwalbe with registration: D-974 crashed on Main Square of Maribor, with the death of Letalski center Maribor secretary: Ivo Šestan ...
The Drava Statistical Region [2] [3] [4] (Slovene: podravska statistična regija) is a statistical region in Slovenia.The largest city in the region is Maribor.The region's name comes from the Drava River and includes land on both banks along its course through Slovenia as well as the Pohorje mountains in the northeast of the region.
Maribor Town Hall (Slovene: Mariborski rotovž) is the town hall of Maribor, Slovenia. It is situated on the town's Main Square ( Glavni trg ). Built in 1515, it was remodeled in Renaissance style between 1563 and 1565.