Trg svobode (pronounced as "Terg svoh·boh·day") or Freedom square is a big square in Maribor, that dates to the 19th century. It's located outside of the medieval wall around the town, bordering on the Maribor castle with its bastion and and the former Graz gate, that doesn't exist anymore. Today the Freedom square and the Castle square are connected with the Scherbaum manor and the Maribor castle and the small passage through the two buildings. Freedom square today is a very popular part of Maribor, with a small day market, cafés and the famous Vinag wine cellar, one of the biggest wine cellars in the world, that are located inside town. The central part of the Freedom square is reserved to the World War II monument that people in Maribor call "Kojak". it was put there in 1975 and designed by the famous sculptor Slavko Tihec, who was a native of Maribor. The most dominant buildings on the square are the Maribor castle, the Vinag building and the Scherbaum manor, which is currently the City Loan Bank of Maribor (Mestna hranilnica). The square is commonly used for various celebrations and events such as the St. Martin's celebration every November 11th (because of Vinag nearby and because Maribor is a city of wine). In 1883 Franz Joseph, Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia and Apostolic King of Hungary, was officially received here. Some say this square is Maribor's living room.
See some photos of Trg svobode:
The Vinag wine cellar is among those, that are located inside a town's center, one of the biggest wine cellars in the world. The origins date back to the mid 19th century, but the cellar was massively expanded in 1945, 1949 and 1953. The wine cellar is 20,000 square meters large with a space to store 5.5 million liters of wine. The corridors together are 3km long. In the archives wine cellar there is space to store 400.000 bottles, but currently they store around 250.000. The oldest wine bottle they store dates back to 1946. If you want to visit the wine cellar, you need to announce your visit in advance and negotiate a date with them (call 02 2208 119 or send an email to vinag@vinag.si)[Info: Vinag] Further read: Delo: Mariborsko podzemlje.
If you visit Maribor's Freedom square, you will see these historically important buildings:
1 Maribor castle (Mariborski grad)
2 World War II Memorial (Spomenik NOB)
3 Scherbaumhof (Scherbaumov dvorec)
4 Vinag wine cellar (Vinagova vinska klet)
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