Ptuj

Ptuj
Town
Ptuj heritage area over the Drava River
Ptuj Town Hall
Minorite Monastery
Southern suburbs of Ptuj from Ptuj Castle
Flag of Ptuj
Coat of arms of Ptuj
Ptuj is located in Slovenia
Ptuj
Ptuj
Location of the city of Ptuj in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°25′10″N 15°52′10″E / 46.41944°N 15.86944°E / 46.41944; 15.86944
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityPtuj
First mentionAD 69
Town privileges1376
Founded byVespasian
Government
 • MayorNuška Gajšek (SD)
Area
 • Total25.6 km2 (9.9 sq mi)
Elevation
232 m (761 ft)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total17,984
 • Density700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationMB
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Ptuj (Slovene: [ˈptuːi̯] ; German: Pettau, pronounced [ˈpɛtaʊ̯] ; Latin: Poetovium/Poetovio) is the eighth-largest town of Slovenia, located in the traditional region of Styria (northeastern Slovenia). It is the seat of the Municipality of Ptuj. Being the oldest recorded city in Slovenia, it has been inhabited since the late Stone Age and developed from a Roman military fort, located at a strategically important crossing of the Drava River along a prehistoric trade route between the Baltic Sea and the Adriatic.[1]

  1. ^ Sasel, J. "The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, POETOVIO (Ptuj) Yugoslavia". The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites. Retrieved 25 June 2017.