Maribor
| Maribor | |
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  Maribor
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| Coordinates: 46°33′N 15°39′E / 46.55°N 15.65°E | |
| Kintra |  Slovenie |
| Municipality | City Municipality o Maribor |
| Govrenment | |
| - Mayor | Franc Kangler (SLS) |
| Aurie | |
| - Tot | 41 km2 (15.8 sq mi) |
| Indwallers (1 Januar 2011)[1] | |
| - Tot | 95,171 |
| - Densitie | 2,321.2/km2 (6,012/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01) |
| - Simmer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02) |
| Post code | 2000 |
| Aurie code(s) | 02 |
| Wabsteid | maribor.si |
Maribor (
pronunciation?) (German: Marburg an der Drau) is the seicont lairgest ceety in Slovenie wi 95,787 inhabitants as o 2010[update].[2] Maribor lies on the river Drava at the meetin point o the Pohorje muntain, the Drava Valley, the Drava Plain, an the Kozjak an Slovenske gorice hill ranges. Maribor's coat o airms features a white dove flying dounwards abuin a white castle wi twa touers an a portcullis on a red shield.
Maribor is an aa the seat o the Municipality o Maribor, which haes 112,642 inhabitants As o Januar 2010[update][[Category:Articles containing potentially dated statements from Expression error: Unexpected < operator.]],[3] an the centre o the Slovenian region o Lawer Styrie an its lairgest ceety. Maribor Airport is the seicont lairgest internaitional airport in Slovenie.
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History [edit]
In 1164 a castle kent as the Marchburch (Middle Hie German for "Mairch Castle") wis documentit in Styrie. It wis first built on Piramida Hill, juist abuin the ceety. Maribor wis first mentioned as a mercat near the castle in 1204, an received toun privileges in 1254. It began tae grow rapidly efter the victory o Rudolf I o Habsburg ower Otakar II o Bohemie in 1278. Maribor athstuid sieges bi Matthias Corvinus in 1480 an 1481 an bi the Ottoman Empire in 1532 an 1683, an the ceety remained unner the control o the Habsburg Monarchy till 1918.
Maribor, previously in the Catholic Diocese o Graz-Seckau, became pairt o the Diocese o Lavant on 1 Juin 1859, an the seat o its Prince-Bishop. The name o the diocese (efter a river in Carinthie) wis later chynged tae the Diocese o Maribor on 5 Mairch 1962. It wis elevatit tae an airchdiocese bi Pape Benedict XVI on 7 Aprile 2006.
Ceety destricts [edit]
The ceety destricts (Slovenie: mestne četrti)
The ceety o Maribor haes 12 destricts as leetit belaw, but the whole Municipality o Maribor an aa includes Kamnica, Pekre, Limbuš, Razvanje, Malečnik-Ruperče an Brestrenica-Gaj.
The river Drava divides the destricts Center, Koroška Vrata, Melje an Ivan Cankar frae the ither destricts o the ceety. They are aw connectit wi 4 traffic bridges, 1 train bridge an 1 pedestrian brig.
| No. | Destrict |
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| 1. | Center |
| 2. | Koroška vrata |
| 3. | Melje |
| 4. | Ivan Cankar |
| 5. | Magdalena |
| 6. | Tabor |
| 7. | Studenci |
| 8. | Pobrežje |
| 9. | Nova Vas |
| 10. | Tezno |
| 11. | Brezje - Dogoše - Zrkovci |
| 12. | Radvanje |
Internaitional relations [edit]
Twin touns — sister ceeties [edit]
Maribor is twinned wi:
References [edit]
- ↑ Maribor: Data on the Selected Settlement. Published by Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ↑ :: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia - How frequent are the same names of settlements and streets? ::
- ↑ http://www.stat.si/doc/statinf/05-si-007-1001.pdf
- ↑ Twin Towns - Graz Online - English Version. www.graz.at. Retrieved on 5 Januar 2010. .
Freemit airtins [edit]
- Interactive map o Maribor at Najdi.si
- Offeecial wabsteid Template:Sl icon
- Tourism hamepage
- Family travel guide tae Maribor
- Maribor airt gallery
Travel guide tae Maribor frae Wikivoyage- Maribor at kraji.eu
