Gornja Radgona

Coordinates: 46°40′30.84″N 15°59′33.38″E / 46.6752333°N 15.9926056°E / 46.6752333; 15.9926056
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Gornja Radgona
Oberradkersburg
From top, left to right: Overview of Gornja Radgona, Town Hall, Radgona Castle, Museum, Old manor, Palace complex
Styria
Statistical regionMura
MunicipalityGornja Radgona
Area
 • Total3.0 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Elevation
206 m (676 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total3,086
Vehicle registrationMS
[1]

Gornja Radgona (pronounced

Mura River in Austria. The towns were split in 1919, when the state of Styria was divided between Austria and Slovenia. They afterward developed separately, and Gornja Radgona grew into a new town centre.[4]

History

Traces of

Spanheims in the first half of the 12th century. The parish church in Gornja Radgona is dedicated to Saint Peter and was built in 1813 and extended in 1890.[5]

The history of Gornja Radgona itself reaches back to the 12th century, when a settlement was established beneath

Slovene Hills (Slovene: Slovenske gorice), which separate the Apače Basin from the Mura Basin
.

Because of its important location on the Mura River, in the 12th and 13th centuries Gornja Radgona and Radkersburg suffered multiple attacks by the

Ottoman Turks
. In the early 18th century, peasant rebellions were a major problem.

In 1605 the Mura flooded, causing great damage to Gornja Radgona and Radkersberg, and nearly every generation experienced the plague. The worst outbreak was in 1680, and left many houses without occupants.

Gornja Radgona received market rights in 1907, and town status after World War II. Prior to 1918 it was administratively connected with Radkersburg. In February 1929, exceptionally cold weather caused ice to accumulate against the old wooden bridge between Gornja Radona and Radkersburg, destroying it. A new wooden bridge was not built until 1932. The favorable geographical location and economic contacts (including joint cooperation in preventing flood and fires, and important transport links) resulted in the joint construction of a new bridge. The bridge was ceremonially opened on 12 October 1968 by Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito and Austrian President Franz Jonas.

During the Ten-Day War for Slovenia's independence in 1991, major fighting occurred at the Gornja Radgona border crossing.[6][7]

Economy

Gornja Radgona is also known as a host of international fair events that are organized by Pomurski Sejem d.d. The best known is the International Agricultural and Food Fair, which is held every year and is attended by over 120,000 people. Gornja Radgona is known also for its wines.

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 188.
  3. ^ Ruda, Gábor (2002). Minderheitenschulen – zweisprachiger Unterricht. Pilisvörösvár: Muravidék Baráti Kör Kulturális Egyesület. p. 90.
  4. ^ Gornja Radgona municipal site
  5. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 2989
  6. ^ Petrovčič, Peter (13 November 2015). "Popov oproščen: kazenski epilog osamosvojitvene vojne". Mladina. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  7. ^ Micheletti, Eric; Debay, Yves (1993). Yougoslavie en flammes: 1991–1993. Paris: Histoire & collections. p. 6.

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