Ptuj

Sobre Ptuj

Ptuj (Slovene: [ˈptùːj] ; German: Pettau, pronounced [ˈpɛtaʊ̯] ; Latin: Poetovium/Poetovio) is the eighth-largest town of Slovenia, located in the traditional region of Styria (northeastern Slovenia). 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 an