Razvanje () is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

south of

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in northeastern

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. It belongs to the

City Municipality of Maribor The City Municipality of Maribor (), also the City of Maribor ( sl, Mestna občina Maribor, acronym MOM), is one of twelve city municipalities in Slovenia. Its seat is Maribor, the second-largest city in Slovenia. The population of the municipali ...

History

Rich archeological sites show that the first people settled here probably at the end of the Neolithic, 4,000 years ago. Remains of stone tools (axes, diggers, hammers, and chisels) and bronze objects (axes, spearheads, and swords) have been found. Due to its strategic location, some tribes from the Razvan area settled on the Pohorje ridge between Razvanje and Rothwein in the 8th century BC. This site, Poštela, was fortified, and on the plain below it cremation burials in clay urns took place until the settlement was destroyed. In the 2nd century BC, Poštela was re-settled by the Celts, who were also the first identified people in the area. In the Middle Ages, Razvanje belonged to various feudal or ecclesiastical lords of nearby mansions, monasteries, or parishes. Razvanje was first mentioned as ''Razuuai'' in 985 in a document in which King Otto III donated 15 royal farms in Razvanje to Count Rachuuin. The 12th century was characterized by the creation of the manor at Razvanje (german: Rosswein), which was originally owned by St. Paul's Monastery. It then passed through several owners until 1416, when Catherine Fuchsberger sold the manor to the Lords of Ptuj, who annexed the manor to Hompos.

Church

The local church is dedicated to

Archangel Michael Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...

and originally dates to the 13th century, but the current building is a combination of an early-16th-century

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and belfry with 18th-century additions.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number 3011 It is the oldest preserved building in the Drava Valley.

References

External links

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Razvanje on Geopedia
Populated places in the City Municipality of Maribor {{Maribor-geo-stub