Radlje ob Dravi (pronounced [ˈɾaːdljɛ ɔb ˈdɾaːʋi], in older sources Marbeg,[2] German: Mahrenberg[2]) is a town in the Municipality of Radlje ob Dravi in northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the municipality. The settlement lies on a terrace on the left bank of the Drava River.[3]
Radlje ob Dravi
Marenberg (until 1952) | |
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 Radlje ob Dravi | |
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  Radlje ob Dravi Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°36′54.65″N 15°13′35.08″E / 46.6151806°N 15.2264111°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Carinthia |
| Municipality | Radlje ob Dravi |
| Elevation | 371 m (1,217 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 4,462 |
| Vehicle registration | SG |
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Name
editThe name of the settlement was changed from Marenberg to Radlje ob Dravi in 1952. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove German elements from toponyms.[4][5]
Cultural heritage
editThe parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Michael and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It is a Gothic church from the 15th century that was restyled in the early 18th century in the Baroque style.[6]
A large Baroque building on the western edge of the settlement used to be a Dominican convent. It was founded in 1251 and was an important landowner in the region. After the expropriation of the monasteries by Emperor Joseph II, the monastic church dedicated to the Annunciation of Mary was demolished.[7]
Notable people
editNotable people that were born or lived in Radlje ob Dravi include:
- Robert Koren (born 1980), football player
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 262.
- ^ Radlje ob Dravi municipal site
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
- ^ Urbanc, Mimi & Matej Gabrovec. 2005. Krajevna imena: poligon za dokazovanje moči in odraz lokalne identitete. Geografski vestnik 77(2): 25–43.
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3300
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 5021
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