Urban Municipality of Maribor, Slovenia · Europe
Maribor is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Pekre, 20km from South Styrian Wine Road.
Maribor is a town located in Urban Municipality of Maribor, Slovenia. With a population of 96,209, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Maribor sits in Slovenia, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Ljubljana time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Maribor to your route.
Maribor (UK: MARR-ib-or, US: 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. It is the seat of the Urban Municipality of Maribor and the Drava Statistical Region. Maribor is also the economic,Read more
administrative, educational, and cultural centre of eastern Slovenia.
Maribor was first mentioned as a castle in 1164, as a settlement in 1209, and as a city in 1254. Like most Slovene ethnic territory, Maribor was under Habsburg rule until 1918, when Rudolf Maister and his men secured the city for the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, which then joined the Kingdom of Serbia to form the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. In 1991 Maribor became part of independent Slovenia.
Maribor, along with the Portuguese city of Guimarães, was selected as the European Capital of Culture for 2012.
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Maribor is located in Urban Municipality of Maribor, Slovenia, Europe. The coordinates are 46.5558 latitude, 15.6459 longitude.
Maribor has a population of approximately 96,209 people, making it a town in Slovenia.
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Full driving guide for Slovenia3 notable places within an hour's drive.
famous road
Ribbon roads roll along vine-covered ridges on the Slovenian border between Ehrenhausen, Gamlitz and Leutschach, the 'Austrian Tuscany': dotted with Buschenschank taverns and klapotetz windmills.
20 km · about 25 min drive
castle
Castle above Ptuj, the oldest town in Slovenia, overlooking the Drava river and a Roman-era settlement site.
23 km · about 25 min drive
museum
In the last surviving hall of Johann Puch's original factory, some 2,500 exhibits trace Austria's own marque: Puch mopeds and motorcycles, the 500 microcar, and Haflinger and Pinzgauer off-roaders.
57 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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