Maribor In Your Pocket - National Liberation Monument
Appropriately located in Trg Svobode ('Freedom Square'), this spherical bronze memorial pays tribute to those gunned down by the Nazis during World War II for rising up against occupation. By walking around the monument you can look at public announcements of the executions of the 667 people who were condemned to death by the German forces. Erected in 1975, the sculpture is the work of local artist Slavko Tihec, and despite its sombre purpose the good citizenry of Maribor have dubbed the monument 'Kojak' because of its resemblance to a bald head.
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Maribor, Slovenia - Travel Around The World | Top best places to visit in Maribor
Top best places to visit in Maribor, Slovenia
Maribor is the second most important center and the second largest city of Slovenia.
Maribor, set amid the wine-region hills of the Pohorje Mountain, is the real Pride of Styria, a traditional region in northeastern Slovenia.
The city’s old town is situated on the left bank of the river Drava. On the Main Square is the Town Hall and... the Plague Memorial, which commemorates the “black death” that devastated the city in 1680.
The Castle Square, the core of city center, is very popular among locals, with the St Florian Statue in the middle and, built in the 15th century, the Maribor Castle.
Next to this, one of the most remarkable architectonic buildings in the city, are the National Liberation Monument and... the ‘Reddish’' Franciscan Church.
The most important sacred temple in the city, the Maribor Cathedral, a Roman Catholic church, stands on the Slomskov Square, one of the most charming places in the city. The small park is surrounded also by the Post of Slovenia, the University of Maribor and the National Theater.
Of the remnants of city walls surrounding the old town, the most prominent are:
The Judgment Tower, a fortified medieval structure.
Built to secure city walls from the direction of the river, the Water Tower.
One of the oldest preserved synagogues in Europe, and one of only two left in Slovenia, the Maribor Synagogue.
And the Old Vine House, a museum dedicated to this 450 year old tree which still gives grapes.
But the real charm of the city is hidden between the lovely streets and squares in the old town.
Despite the relative small size, Maribor has a surprisingly big green space, the Mestni Park.
And a big football arena, the Ljudski Vrt Stadium, the home ground of Maribor Football Club.
The Piramida Hill is a good place to see the city from high up, from the spot the Maribor Castle used to stand, you can enjoy a wonderful view of the whole city.
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Maribor In Your Pocket - Maribor Highlights
A tour of Maribor, Slovenia's second largest city. From Glavni Trg and the Plague Column (Kužno Znamenje) to Maribor Cathedral and Maribor Castle past the National Liberation Monument on Trg Svobode (Freedom Square) also dubbed 'Kojak' to Maribor's most famous landmark the Oldest Vine in the world.
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Maribor In Your Pocket - Glavni Trg & Plague Column (Kužno Znamenje)
Erected in 1743 to replace an older version, Maribor's loveliest monument serves the unfortunate purpose of commemorating the cessation of a plague, which killed over one third of the city's inhabitants between 1680-81. The large monument, designed by Jožef Štraub, dominates Glavni Trg (the main square) and features a golden Mary atop an 8 metre column surrounded by six saints.
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Maribor In Your Pocket - Maribor Cathedral
First built in 1248 as a Romanesque basilica with a nave and two aisles, the cathedral gained its current appearance in the 15th century as a Gothic structure, though the Baroque chapels date from the 16th and 18th centuries. Inside, one is treated to the sight of a lavishly adorned altar, which lights up the place all on its own. Don't miss the stained glass window commemorating Pope John Paul II's trip to Slovenia in 1999. Trips to the top of the tower are also available from 08:00-18:00.
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Maribor In Your Pocket - Maribor Castle
It doesn't look much like a castle in the traditional sense - more like a rather grand administrative building - but this is largely due to the fact that it has gone through more than its fair share of modifications since the original Gothic structure was built in 1555 as a noble residence. Renaissance-style fortifications were added in the 17th century, along with the southern façade, and the 18th century saw the current staircase installed. Now, it is home to the Regional Museum of Maribor, which boasts an impressive collection of artifacts from around the area. Admission €3/2/0.85 for adults/students/children.
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Sport facilites in Maribor City, Slovenia
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Mini footage - View from the bridge (Maribor, Slovenia)
Maribor (German: Marburg an der Drau) is the second largest city in Slovenia with 106,308 inhabitants as of 2008.[2] Maribor lies on the river Drava at the meeting point of the Pohorje mountain, the Drava Valley, the Drava Plain, and the Kozjak and Slovenske gorice hill ranges. Maribor's coat of arms features a white dove flying downwards above a white castle with two towers and a portcullis on a red shield.
Maribor is also the seat of the Municipality of Maribor, which has 119,071 inhabitants as of 2007 [3], and the center of the Slovenian region of Lower Styria and its largest city. Maribor Airport is the second largest international airport in Slovenia.
Maribor (Trg svobode) - 12.10.2011
Time lapse video of Maribor (Trg svobode) made by combining web cam images.
Ralph Churches - Escape to Freedom, as the crow flies
Ralph Churches - Escape to Freedom, as the crow flies
Interview with Ralph Churches about his amazing escape during WWII
South Australian Ralph Churches served with the
Australian 2/48 infantry Battalion during WWII in
Palestine, North Africa and Greece where he was
captured by German soldiers in May 1941.
He subsequently found himself in German
Prisoner-of-War camps first in Southern Austria
and then in Maribor, Slovenia.
The latter camp consisted of about 100 Australian,
New Zealand and British PoW's.
With cunning, dare and the assistance of Slovenian
Partisans, Ralph succeeded in escaping in August 1944
only to return back to the camp the next day
to free the rest of the prisoners.
Close to 100 PoW's escaped making this one of the
largest and most successful escapes of WWII,
and without a drop of blood being spilled.
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Maribor In Your Pocket - The Old Vine & The Old Vine House
Where the oldest vine in the world can be found winding its way up the front of the building, the house is now a museum dedicated to teaching visitors all there is to know about the wine culture of the Styrian region of Slovenia. At 400 years of age the vine has claimed its rightful place in the Guinnesss Book of Records and still bears the Zametovka or Blue Franconian grape, one of the oldest wine types in the country. The museum offers guided tours and also boasts an unparalleled collection of Styrian wines, which can be bought at a very generous discount. The house also plays host to a festival in its own name which is held every September, and is the starting point for three wine roads.
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Gornja Radgona In Your Pocket - Radgonske Gorice
Radgonske Gorice is Slovenia's first producer of sparkling wine has been turning out the bubbly stuff for over a century and a half now. Located in Radgonske Gorice only a stone's throw across the river Mura from the Austrian border in the far northeast of Slovenia, their vast and varied cellars are open for tastings, tours and even the odd wedding, while a sightseeing train makes its way though the thousand year old Radgona and Kapela districts.
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Maribor (Glavni trg) - 11.04.2014
Time lapse video of Maribor (Glavni trg) made by combining web cam images.
Dvokrpi ginko (Ginkgo biloba), Maribor, Slovenia
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During World War II, Slovenia was occupied and annexed by Germany, Italy, and Hungary, with a tiny area transferred to the Independent State of Croatia, a Nazi puppet state. Afterward, it was a founding member of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia, later renamed the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, a communist state which was initially allied with the Eastern Bloc, but later founded the Non-Aligned Movement. In June 1991, after the introduction of multi-party representative democracy, Slovenia split from Yugoslavia and became an independent country. In 2004, it entered NATO and the European Union; in 2007 became the first formerly communist country to join the Eurozone; and in 2010 joined the OECD, a global association of high-income developed countries.
Maribor: mesto, hiše, ljudje 4/7 (Pokrajinski arhiv Maribor) 2013 4. del
Kako so povezane hiše, zemljiška knjiga in obrt?
Pokrajinski arhiv Maribor je v okviru Evropske prestolnice kulture Maribor 2012 pripravil razstavo in izdal monografijo, ki govori o stavbni zgodovini starega jedra mesta Maribor med sredino 18. stoletja in letom 1941.
Knjigo so aprila 2013 predstavili njeni avtorji: mag. Zdenka Semlič Rajh, mag. Žiga Oman, Lučka Mlinarič ter recenzentka dr. Jerneja Ferlež.
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