Rotovški trg/Town hall square, Maribor

Maribor's smallest square

Rotovški trg (pronounced as "Raw·tow·shkee terg", meaning Town hall square) is the smallest square in Maribor. It's located at the back side of the Town hall (Rotovž) and connected with the Main square (Glavni trg) and Slomšek square (Slomškov trg) with small lanes. The oldest name of the square is Rathaushof (German for "Town hall yard") from 1780. In 1869 it was named as Mehlplatz (German for "Flour square"), because flour used to be traded on the square. The current name originates from 1876 from the German Rathausplatz, the Slovenian version is from 1919. Today the square is used for weddings and for the mayor's official receptions. There's also a library on the square (Mariborska knjižnica). The current design dates back to the 1960s, but there are plans to redesign it in 2011. We'll see what will happen.

The back side of the Town hall building and a passage to the Main square.

View on the northern part of the square. The paving is in a really bad state. Photo from November 2010.

A passage to the Slomšek square. Photo from August 2010.

This square is usually empty and not in the best condition, especially the paving. I hope they just fix that and the whole atmosphere will be much more pleasant.

Rotovški trg in 1973 was very lively. And the cars were so small back then.
(Photo from a book Maribor Mesto ob Dravi, Založba Obzorja, 1973, edited by Bruno Hartman)

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