Ptuj, Slovenia

Ptuj is the eighth-largest town of Slovenia, located in the traditional region of Styria. It is the seat of the Municipality of Ptuj. Being the oldest rec…
Ptuj is the eighth-largest town of Slovenia, located in the traditional region of Styria. 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.
  • Country: Slovenia
  • Founded by: Vespasian
  • Elevation: 232 m (761 ft)
  • Traditional region: Styria
  • Statistical region: Drava
  • Municipality: Ptuj
  • First mention: AD 69

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