The history of Maribor begins on a proud hill rising above the city. In the 12th century, a castle of the Drava march which lent its name Marchpurg or Marburg to Maribor, was standing proudly on the top of that hill. The castle which was built as a means of defence against Hungarians and was one of the defence...
Maribor was founded in the 12th century on top of the Piramida town hill and was a part of the march of the Frankish state. At the beginning of the 12th century, the Franks built a fortress on top of the hill which was overlooking the Drava Valley allowing them to control...
THE ONLY PLANT WITH ITS OWN MUSEUM Maribor is a city of persistent people and a city that has experienced a lot but and it’s still standing. The old city centre along the Drava river holds a special treasure you won’t find anywhere else in the world. The oldest vine in the world still bearing grapes proudly...
In the 13th century, defensive walls became a fundamental characteristic of the medieval towns. They were a necessity and had a very distinctive design. However, in the 13th and 14th centuries their function was not only that of a defence system, they also served as a means to separate the towns from the feudal rural surroundings. Namely, a common saying was: “town air makes one free”...
The Middle Ages are mostly known for the fires. The fires brought great distress to many cities since once the fire started it was difficult to stop it before its flames swallowed the entire city. Most buildings in the cities of that time were made of wood. The bottoms of the houses were narrow, while the tops were wide...
Until the 18th century Maribor lagged behind other European cities since only leather trade and milling industry were developing. However, it held a very special gem, namely the Drava river, which revived the city. Already in the Roman times, the Drava river was an important source of livelihood as well as an important transport route, mainly due to the city Poetovio (Ptuj)...
Yesterday an Inn, today a library The house No. 2 on the Rotovški trg square is one of those houses almost every Maribor resident visited at least once. During the post-war times of great shortage, rice, coffee or powdered eggs, also known as Truman’s eggs, were distributed there...
Castle square was named after the castle and is one of the many squares in Maribor, filled with history and magnificent buildings. The history of the square is rich and full of stories and tales that are still alive among the present-day inhabitants of Maribor. A truly special story is the one about the Donkey's...
In Maribor, the industrialisation began during the second industrial revolution and it superseded the centuries-old leather handicraft and rafting traditions. In the first half of the 19th century, Maribor was predominantly an agrarian centre and a centre for artisans and merchants...
The Maribor Island is a unique type of river island which has been preserved as a natural sight since 1951 and as a natural monument since 1992. The island formed on the basis of marine marl with secondary deposits of river sediments just behind the onetime Drava river rapids...
The synagogue in Maribor is one of the oldest preserved synagogues in Europe and is located on the Židovski trg Square. Built in the 14th century it was first mentioned in 1429, but most probably it already existed before that which can be presumed on the basis of the tombstone of rabbi Abraham dated from 1379...
Only a few inhabitants of Maribor know that not so long ago there were two hills in the city that were called Kalvarija. Most of the people are familiar with the hill rising above the city park where a St. Barbara and St. Rosalia church was built in 1683 by the townspeople...
JOTA 400 g sauerkraut or sour turnip 400 g potatoes 200 g brown beans 1 tsp salt 2 bay leaves 5 black peppercorns 20 g flour 1 onion 3 garlic cloves 100 g smoked bacon Separately cook soaked beans with bay leaves, potato chunks and sauerkraut. Dice the bacon and fry it with onions, then toss the mixture into the sauerkraut.
