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Ptuj
Old Town of Ptuj
Old Town of Ptuj
Coat of arms of Ptuj
Coat of arms
Location of the Municipality of Ptuj in Slovenia
Location of the Municipality of Ptuj in Slovenia
Ptuj (Slovenia)
Ptuj
Ptuj
Location of the city of Ptuj in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°25′N 15°52′E / 46.417, 15.867
Country Flag of Slovenia Slovenia
Region Lower Styria
Municipality Ptuj
Government
 - Mayor Štefan Čelan
Area
 - Total 25. Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west Lower Styria (Štajerska Untersteiermark Latin: Styria) is a historical region in northeastern Slovenia, comprising the southern third of the former Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 8 sq mi (66. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 7 km²)
Population (2002)
 - Total 23,242
 - males 11,203
 - female 12,039
Average age 36. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 65 years
Residential areas 29. 94 m² (322. 3 sq ft)/person
Households 8,303
Families 6,780
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia ( Slovene: Statistični urad Republike Slovenije, SURS is an independent Slovenian government institution
Website: Official site

Ptuj (German: Pettau; Latin: Poetovio) is a city and one of 11 urban municipalities in Slovenia. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west It is situated in Lower Styria (northeastern Slovenia), and has about 23,000 inhabitants. Lower Styria (Štajerska Untersteiermark Latin: Styria) is a historical region in northeastern Slovenia, comprising the southern third of the former [1]

It is a colorful city with a diverse nightlife. There are many parks and public spaces inside and outside of the city.

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History

Ptuj is the oldest city in Slovenia. It dates back to the Stone Age and was settled by Celts by the Late Iron Age. The Stone Age is a broad prehistoric time period during which Humans widely used stone for toolmaking Celts (ˈkɛlts or /ˈsɛlts/, see Names of the Celts This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age for the mythological Iron Age see Ages of Man. [2] By the 1st century BC, the settlement was controlled by Ancient Rome. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC In 69 AD, Vespasian was elected Roman Emperor by his legions in Ptuj, and the first written mention of the town of Ptuj is from the same year. Titus Flavius Vespasianus, commonly known as Vespasian ( November 17 9 &ndash June 23 79) was a Roman Emperor who The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC The city of Poetovio was the base-camp of Legio XIII Gemina in Pannonia. Legio XIII, known after 31 BC as Gemina (the "twin legion" is one of the more historically remarkable Roman legions. Pannonia is an ancient province of the Roman Empire bounded north and east by the Danube, coterminous westward with Noricum and upper Italy, The name originated in the times of Emperor Trajan, who granted the settlement city status and named it Colonia Ulpia Traiana Poetovio in 103. Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus, commonly known as Trajan ( September 18 53 &ndash August 9 117) was a Roman Emperor who The city had 40,000 inhabitaunts until it was plundered by the Huns in 450. The Huns were an early confederation of Central Asian equestrian nomads or semi-nomads with a Turkic core of aristocracy [2]

Ptuj as seen from the castle.
Ptuj as seen from the castle.

In 570 the city was occupied by Eurasian Avars and Slavic tribes. The Caucasian Avars are a modern people of Caucasus, mainly of Dagestan. [2] Ptuj became part of the Frankish Empire[2] after the fall of Avar state at the end of 8th century. Francia or Frankia, later also called the Frankish Empire (imperium Francorum Frankish Kingdom (Latin regnum Francorum, "Kingdom of the Between 840 and 874 it belonged to the Slavic Balaton Principality of Pribina and Kocelj. The Balaton Principality (also called Pannonia, Lower Pannonia, Pannonian Principality, Transdanubian Principality or Slavic Pannonian State Pribina, also called Priwina or Privina by Frankish chronicles was the ruler and Prince of the Principality of Nitra before 833 and established Koceľ, also spelled Kocel, Kocelj, Gozil, Chezil, Chezilo, Chezul (c Between 874 and 890 Ptuj gradually came under the influence of the Archbishopric of Salzburg;[2] town privileges passed in 1376 began an economic upswing for the settlement. The Archbishopric of Salzburg was an ecclesiastical state of the Holy Roman Empire, roughly consisting of the present-day state of Salzburg (the 'City rights' redirects here See also Municipal charter. Town privileges were important features of European Towns during Ptuj was incorporated into the Duchy of Styria in 1555. The Duchy of Styria (Herzogtum Steiermark Vojvodina Štajerska Stájerország was a duchy located in modern-day southern Austria and northern Slovenia. [2]

Ptuj was a battleground during the Ottoman wars in Europe and suffered from fires in 1684, 1705, 1710, and 1744. The wars of the Ottoman Empire in Europe are also sometimes referred to as the Ottoman Wars or as Turkish Wars, particularly in older European [2] Ptuj's population and importance began to decline in the 19th century, however, after the completion of the Vienna-Trieste route of the Austrian Southern Railway, as the line went through Maribor (Marburg) instead. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Trieste (Trieste Slovene and Croatian: Trst; German: Triest) is a city and port in northeastern Italy very near to The Austrian Southern Railway ( German Österreichische Südbahn or just Südbahn, Slovene Južna železnica) was an Austrian Maribor (historical German name de ''Marburg an der Drau'' is the second largest City in Slovenia.

A street in the center of Ptuj.
A street in the center of Ptuj.

According to the 1910 Austro-Hungarian census, 86% of the population of Ptuj's Old Town was German-speaking, while the population of the surrounding villages predominantly spoke Slovenian. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Slovene or Slovenian ( slovenski jezik or slovenščina, not to be confused with Slovenčina) is a South Slavic language After the collapse of Austria-Hungary at the end of World War I, Ptuj was included in the short-lived Republic of German Austria, but after the military intervention of the Slovenian general Rudolf Maister, the entire territory of Lower Styria, including Ptuj was included into the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs (Yugoslavia). World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Republic of German Austria (Republik Deutschösterreich or Deutsch-Österreich was the initial Rump state successor to the Austro-Hungarian Empire Rudolf Maister Vojanov ( March 29 1874 &ndash July 26 1934) was a Slovene military officer and political activist Lower Styria (Štajerska Untersteiermark Latin: Styria) is a historical region in northeastern Slovenia, comprising the southern third of the former The State of Slovenes Croats and Serbs was a short-lived state formed from the southernmost parts of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy after its dissolution at the end of See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian During the interwar period, the number and the percentage of those identifying as Germans in the town decreased rapidly, although a relatively strong ethnic German minority remained. The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as This article is about the German diaspora See Germans for the German ethnicity in general

After the invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941, Ptuj was occupied by Nazi Germany. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers From 1941 to 1944 the town's Slovenian population was dispossessed and deported. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Their homes were taken over by German speakers from the province of Bolzano-Bozen and the Gottschee County, who had themselves been evicted according to an agreement between Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. The Province of Bolzano-Bozen (Provincia autonoma di Bolzano Autonome Provinz Bozen Ladin: Provinzia Gottschee County ( German: Graftschaft Gottschee, Slovenian: Kočevsko) refers to the former German speaking region in the Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately These German immigrants, along with the native German Pettauer, were expelled to Austria in 1945; many later settled in North America. The expulsion of Germans after World War II was the Forced migration and Ethnic cleansing of German nationals ( Reichsdeutsche) and ethnic Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar

Since 1945 Ptuj has been populated almost completely by Slovenians. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Slovenes or Slovenians ( Slovene Slovenci, dual Slovenca, singular Slovenec, feminine Slovenke, dual Slovenki

City neighborhoods

Ptuj Tower.
Ptuj Tower.
Neighborhood Population
Center 3681
Breg-Turnišče 3743
Ljudski Vrt 5903
Jezero 1581
Panorama 2072
Rogoznica 3867
Grajena 2390
Spuhlja 872


Towns and villages in Ptuj municipality

Ptuj Castle
Ptuj Castle
The footbridge on the Drava, in Ptuj.
The footbridge on the Drava, in Ptuj. Grajena is a Village and north eastern Suburb of Ptuj in north-eastern Slovenia. Spuhlja is a Village in north-eastern Slovenia in the municipality of Ptuj. Ptuj Castle (Ptujski grad is a Castle in Ptuj, Slovenia. It is situated on a hill alongside the river Drava overlooking the town and is

Grajena, Grajenščak, Kicar, Krčevina pri Vurbergu, Mestni Vrh, Pacinje, Podvinci, Ptuj, Spodnji Velovlek, Spuhlja

Distance to important Cities

Maribor (27km), Ljubljana (132), Celje (61), Koper (249km), Zagreb (86km), Graz (87km), Vienna (231km), Budapest (516km), Venice (366km), Rome (879km), Munich (517km), Belgrade (480km)

Closest Airports

Landmarks

Notable natives

Ptuj Town Hall
Ptuj Town Hall

Sister cities

Ptuj is twinned with:

Ouroboros in a wall of the castle of Ptuj
Ouroboros in a wall of the castle of Ptuj

References

  1. ^ Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles, Calif. Date: Jul 31, 2005
  2. ^ a b c d e f g PtujTourism. Saint Victorinus of Poetovio (died 303 or 304 was a Catholic ecclesiastical Writer who flourished about 270 and who was martyred during the persecutions of Emperor Nastja Čeh (born 26 January 1978 in Ptuj) is a Slovenian footballer who is currently playing for FC Khimki in Russia See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club ||-||-||} Club Brugge KV is a Football club from Bruges in Belgium. Miha Remec (born August 10, 1928) is a Slovene Author. Remec was born in Ptuj, Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes Varaždin ( German: Warasdin, Hungarian: Varasd, Latin: Varasdinum) is a city in northwestern Croatia, 81 km Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Burghausen is the largest City in the Altötting district of Oberbayern in Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Banská Štiavnica ( Schemnitz Selmecbánya is a town in central Slovakia, in the middle of an immense Caldera created by the collapse of an ancient volcano Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire is a commune in the French department of Indre-et-Loire, located north-west of Tours, on the other side of the Loire. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Ohrid (Охрид) is a city on the eastern shore of Lake Ohrid in the Republic of Macedonia. The Republic of Macedonia (Република Aranđelovac ( Serbian Cyrillic: Аранђеловац is a town and a municipality in Serbia at 44 Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country The Ouroboros (Greek grc Ουροβόρος from grc ουροβόρος όφις "tail-devouring snake" also spelled Ourorboros, Oroborus, Uroboros si. "The History of Ptuj". Accessed November 8, 2006. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding German Wikipedia article as of November 7, 2006. Ptuj (Pettau Latin: Poetovio) is a City and one of 11 urban municipalities in Slovenia. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Template:Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles, Calif. Date: Jul 31, 2005

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