Vurberk () is a settlement in the

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in northeastern

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. It lies on the left bank of the

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on the southwestern edge of the

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(), southeast of

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. The area is part of the traditional region of

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. The municipality is now included in the

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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from ''Vumpah'' to ''Vurberk'' in 1982. The Slovene name ''Vumpah'' is derived from German ''Wurmbach'' and was first attested as such in 1496.Kos, Dušan. 2006. ''In Burg und Stadt: spätmittelalterlicher Adel in Krain und Untersteiermark''. Vienna: Oldenbourg, pp. 503, 508, 683. The Slovene name ''Vurberk'' originally referred to the castle above the village and is derived from German ''Wurmberg''. Vurberk Castle, destroyed in 1945, was first mentioned in 1244 as ''Wuermwerg''.

Church

The local

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, built on a hill east of the village, next to a small castle, is dedicated to the

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and belongs to the

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. It is a

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building from 1776.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 3510

References

External links

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Vurberk on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Duplek {{Duplek-geo-stub