Trg Generala Maistra, sometimes also Maistrov Trg (pronounced "My·straw terg") or in English General Maister square is one of the squares in Maribor north o the old medieval center. It's located next to the Maribor castle and serves as the front yard of Maribor's first secondary school named Prva Gimnazija Maribor, which I had the honor to attend. Most of the area is occupied by a park. The square is named after Rudolf Maister, a famous Slovenian commander and general, a poet and political activist. He made sure, that Maribor and the surrounding countryside didn't become part of Austria in 1918. He organized the first Slovenian army and disarmed local German forces, that planned to take over control of Maribor (then Marburg an der Drau) and annex it to the First Austrian Republic. That's why Maister is deemed a hero for the people of Maribor and Slovenia, while for the Austrians, he remains a controversial historic figure. The square used to be named Leninov trg (Lenin square) in the past (1945-1992), but was renamed in honor to Rudolf Maister in 1993. A statue of the general was placed here in 1987. People like to put candles and wreaths in his honor here. Opposite of the statue a linden tree was planted on 26. June 1991, a day after Slovenia declared its independence from Yugoslavia.See some photos from Maistrov trg:
If you visit Maribor's Maister square, you will see these important buildings and sights:
1 Maribor castle (Mariborski grad)
2 Prva secondary school (Prva Gimnazija)
3 Maister manor (Maistrov dvor)
4 Statue of Maister (Spomenik Maistru)
5 Independence linden tree (Osamosvojitvena lipa)
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