Ljutomer

	Ljutomer ; Luttenberg in Styria
Basic data
Country	Slovenia
Historic region	Lower Styria / Štajerska
Statistical region	Pomurska (Mur region)
Coordinates	46 ° 31 ' N , 16 ° 12' E Coordinates: 46 ° 31 '11 " N , 16 ° 11' 46" E
height	175 m. i. J.
surface	107.2 km²
Residents	11,374 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	106 inhabitants per km²
Post Code	9240
License Plate	MS
Structure and administration
Mayor :	Tatjana Fulder
Mailing address	Vrazova ulica 1 ; 9240 Ljutomer
Website	www.obcinaljutomer.si

Hauptplatz, August 2010

Ljutomer ( German : Luttenberg in der Steiermark ) is a small town and municipality in Slovenia not far from the Croatian border. It lies in the historical Spodnja Štajerska ( Lower Styria ) region, but is now part of the statistical region of Pomurska .

geography

location

Ljutomer is located about 40 km east of the city of Maribor on the river Ščavnica ( Stainz ).

Community structure

The municipality comprises 44 localities. The German exonyms in brackets date from the middle of the 19th century and are no longer used today. (Population figures as of January 1, 2017):

Babinci ( Wagendorf ), 265
Bodislavci ( Wodislafzen ), 133
Branoslavci ( Malleggendorf ), 166
Bučkovci ( Wutschkofzen ), 129
Cezanjevci ( Zesendorf ), 234
Cuber, 67
Cven ( Zween ), 584
Desnjak ( Desniagg ), 140
Drakovci ( Drahoru ), 252
Globoka ( Glubokohegg ), 179
Godemarci ( Godomerzen ), 88
Gresovščak ( Grüsserschak ), 105
Grlava ( Gerlova ), 104
Ilovci ( Illovetz ), 96
Jeruzalem ( Jerusalem ), 32

Krapje ( Kraping ), 307
Krištanci ( Crystals ), 74
Kuršinci ( Kurschinetz ), 157
Ljutomer ( Luttenberg ), 3.316
Mala Nedelja ( Little Sunday ), 99
Mekotnjak ( Mekotniagg ), 198
Moravci v Slovenskih goricah ( Muratzen ), 369
Mota ( Mauthdorf ), 316
Noršinci pri Ljutomeru ( Urschendorf ), 205
Nunska Graba ( Schützenberg ), 146
Plešivica ( Pleschivetz ), 100
Podgrađe ( bottom lock ), 289
Precetinci ( Prezetinzen ), 159
Presika ( Pressika ), 133

Pristava ( Pristova ), 239
Radomerje ( Picheldorf ), 184
Radomerščak ( Pichelberg ), 142
Radoslavci ( Radislafzen ), 306
Rinčetova Graba ( beef log ), 97
Sitarovci ( Sitarofzen ), 36
Slamnjak ( Kummersberg ), 164
Spodnji Kamenščak ( Steinberg ), 411
Stara Cesta ( Altstrass ), 298
Stročja vas ( Schützendorf ), 513
Šalinci ( Schalladein ), 184
Vidanovci ( Vitanofzen ), 57
Vogričevci ( Vogrischofzen ), 154
Zgornji Kamenščak, 101
Železne Dveri ( Iron Door ), 46

Neighboring communities

Križevci	Veržej , Beltinci	Črenšovci
Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici , Juršinci		Razkrižje
Sveti Tomaž	Ormož	Štrigova ( HR )

history

Ljutomer was first mentioned in 1211 as Luetenwerde and the fortifications as Luetenberch in 1249. In 1265 Ljutomer got market rights. The place was hit several times by the plague and the attacks of the Crusaders and the Ottomans. On August 9, 1868, the first people's assembly of the Slovenes took place in Ljutomer, where it was publicly stated for the first time that the Slovene-speaking population wanted their own state.

Ljutomer was bilingual until 1918, in 1880 there were 468 German and 608 Slovenian speakers according to a census; the German-speaking population was forcibly expelled after the Second World War .

Ljutomer is called Lotmerk by the Slovene-speaking population that is still resident. A Slovenian dialect is spoken in the municipality of Ljutomer , which is called "Prleško narečje". The municipality of Ljutomer belongs to the Prlekija region, part of the Pomurje region. The town of Ljutomer is considered by the population to be the capital of the Prlekija area.

Buildings

Parish church with monument

Ljutomer, church square

The town center of Ljutomer consists of three market squares, one of which is the baroque parish church of John the Baptist shown in the picture .

The two-story town hall on the market is plastered gray and executed in the neoclassic style. It has a wide portal that is built into a risalit , the triangular gable above shows the coat of arms of the first owner family.

economy

Ljutomer is characterized by the breeding of trotter horses that started in centuries past and originally came from Belgium. In addition, pottery , viticulture and cattle breeding including milk processing determine the economy of the place. Several warm springs have been found in the area, which led to the emergence of the Thermenland . In addition, many families practice agriculture and poultry farming, and there are even reports of lignite mining.

A subsidiary of Komptech , the European market leader for machines and systems for the treatment of solid waste and biomass, was built in Ljutomer in 2006 and inaugurated in 2007.

Personalities

- sorted by year of birth -

Joseph Johann Knolz (1791–1862), physician and administrative officer, Protomedicus of Lower Austria
Stanko Vraz (* 1810 in Ljutomer; † 1851), ethnologist and romantic poet
Franc Miklošič (1813–1891), linguist and liberal politician, founder of modern Slavic studies
Karel Grossmann , (born October 27, 1864 in Drakovci near Mala Nedelja; † August 3, 1929 in Ljutomer), Slovenian amateur filmmaker and lawyer .
In 1904 he made the first Slovenian film sequence in Ljutomer, the heart of Prlekija. All three films ( Mass in Ljutomer , The End and Leaving Holy Mass and In the House Garden ) can be seen in the Ljutomer Museum.
Fritz Lang (1890–1976), director (including Metropolis )
From June to December 1915 Lang received his training as a reserve officer in Ljutomer. Due to his military rank, he lived privately in the house of the aforementioned lawyer Karel Grossmann, a typical intellectual of his time. During this time, Lang also worked in terracotta , inspired by local, traditional pottery. Two of his (self-portrait?) Busts and two garden vases (partly signed and dated) are preserved by the descendants of Karl Grossmann. It is probably Lang's only surviving works of fine art. Later film ideas and motifs for decorating Langs can be traced back to suggestions from Grossmann's library and collections as well as to the architecture and archeology of the town of Ljutomer and its surroundings.
Ante Trstenjak (1894–1970), painter