Maribor

Maribor

Maribor , Ger. Marburg, city (1991 pop. 103,961), in Slovenia, on the Drava River. It is a heavy industrial center with chemical, engineering, and electrical industries. Known as early as the 12th cent., it was an important city of Styria until its transfer (1919) to Yugoslavia and incorporation into the constituent republic of Slovenia. The city has a 12th-century Gothic cathedral, a 15th-century castle, and a fine Renaissance town hall.

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Maribor

Maribor, Slovenia Marburg/Marchburg Situated on the River Drava, the town's name is derived from the medieval castle called Marchburg from the German Burg which was probably built in the 11th century to protect the Drava march (frontier district) from the Hungarians. Surrounded by pine forests, the second part of the name comes from the Slavonic bor ‘pine’.

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