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1166:Radio City
1105:Tabor Hall
1090:OK Maribor
1085:NK Maribor
844:Celestrina
674:Old Bridge
316:References
232:Klagenfurt
207:("Maribor
181:city walls
165:embrasures
161:pentagonal
88:15°38′42″E
85:46°33′25″N
1358:Ig Castle
1039:Za Gradom
974:Vrhov Dol
803:Synagogue
798:Cathedral
757:Town Hall
610:(statues)
599:Landmarks
498:Magdalena
298:grapevine
267:reservoir
121:Limestone
118:Materials
1265:Slovenia
1257:Slovenia
1253:Slovenia
1131:Aquarium
1029:Nova Vas
929:Razvanje
924:Počehova
894:Malečnik
569:Razvanje
518:Studenci
513:Radvanje
508:Pobrežje
503:Nova Vas
360:Archived
304:See also
261:for the
149:Slovenia
141:medieval
26:Slovenia
1119:Culture
1009:Dobrava
989:Zrkovci
964:Vinarje
954:Srednje
944:Ruperče
884:Laznica
879:Kamnica
874:Jelovec
864:Hrastje
859:Grušova
825:Maribor
669:Pyramid
591:Maribor
549:Kamnica
290:Maribor
236:Benetke
220:Pristan
193:Slovene
175:History
145:Maribor
139:) is a
133:Slovene
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1053:Sports
1019:Ledine
1014:Košaki
969:Vodole
959:Trčova
939:Rošpoh
909:Nebova
904:Metava
889:Limbuš
869:Hrenca
849:Dogoše
607:Angels
554:Limbuš
483:Center
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244:barges
209:Venice
949:Šober
919:Pekre
914:Pekel
624:Drava
564:Pekre
528:Tezno
523:Tabor
259:Melje
255:Drava
248:rafts
240:šajke
157:Drava
335:ISBN
224:Lent
127:The
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