St. Martin´s Cultural Route in the Municipality of Maribor.

All information about St. Martin and the NewPilgrimAge project.

Stolni vrh - peak is a 382 metres high hill above the northern part of Maribor.

Enjoy the view of the city.

The City Park in Maribor was owned by owners of city castle, counts Brandis and Anton Badel, and in late 19th century it was bought by the municipality of Maribor.

Former manor house, now the Pristava mansion, with coat-of-arms of the owners, originates from 1211, as does the castle on the Piramida Hill.

Legend abouth young shoemaker.

About the history of Maribor.

General Rudolf Maister (21th March 1874 in Kamnik /26th July 1934 in Unec) lead military operations in Styria after the World War I.

The city castle was first mentioned in 12th century.

Castle square is a typical medieval square and it is located in the old city centre.

Mansions from the Castle Square to the end of the Vetrinjska street

Mansions from the Castle Square to the end of the Vetrinjska street

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First mentioned in 1315 together with pillory – a column and a log for delinquents.

It was built between 1513 and 1515 and enlarged in 1565 when the western house was added, the ground floor and first floor were arched, the balcony and the tower were built.

In 1681, pillory at Glavni trg (Main Square) was replaced by Mary´s column, set up in the memory of plague that broke out around 1680.

Building at the end of Glavni most (Main Bridge) is strongly connected with it.

Before their arrival in 1757, the Jesuits had bought six houses on Glavni trg (Main Square) and in Splavarska street.

In the middle of the oldest part of Maribor, Lent, grows the world´s oldest vine.

Maribor Cathedral, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is the most prominent religious building in town.

It is one hundred years since the Slovenian word first sounded on the stage of Maribor theater.

Harbour or Judgement Tower is the oldest preserved part of a defence wall in Maribor at its south-western part.

The river Drava was navigable in Roman times and the rafting began in 13th century.

After 2.5 years of construction, the bridge was opened on 19th October 1996.

Pekrska gorca (Pekre Hill), also known as Slovene Kalvarija (Calvary), stands of the eastern side of Pekre, 2 kilometres from the city centre.

Radvanje manor was first mentioned in Radvanje in 12th century as a court.

Autochthonal settlement in 8th century BC and later Roman road station existed on the location of the mansion.

One of the most important cultural monuments in the surroundings of Maribor