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Old photos of Maribor

14 photographs of Maribor, from 1897 to 2020 — each pinned to the exact place it was taken.

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What the photos show

The 14 photographs of Maribor on PlaceWas span 6 decades, from 1897 to 2020. 12 of them were taken before 1980; the other 2 are recent views of the same streets and landmarks.1 spot was photographed more than once, so you can compare the same street, square or building across the years.14 of the photos carry a written caption explaining what is in the frame. Every picture is pinned to the place it was taken, so the map below shows where the photographers stood.

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Places in Maribor through time

Spots photographed more than once — compare the same place across the years.

Postcard of Maribor, Maribor — photos through time
Postcard of Maribor 14 photos · 1897–2020

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Postcard of Maribor, Maribor, 1897
Postcard of Maribor 1897 A postcard view of Maribor from 1897, showing the Styrian city on the Drava River as it appeared under Austro-Hungarian rule at the close of the nineteenth century, when it was one of the larger urban centers in the…
Postcard of Maribor, Maribor, 1905
Postcard of Maribor 1905 A 1905 postcard depicting Maribor, then a growing industrial and administrative center in the Austro-Hungarian province of Styria, sited where the Drava River flows out of the surrounding hills.
Postcard of Maribor by, Maribor, 1905
Postcard of Maribor by 1905 This postcard, dated to around 1905, offers a further view of Maribor, a Drava River city that was among the larger urban centers of Austro-Hungarian Styria and a hub for regional trade.
Postcard of Maribor by, Maribor, 1905
Postcard of Maribor by 1905 A view of Maribor from around 1905, part of a series of postcards documenting the city while it remained under Austro-Hungarian administration, decades before it became part of Slovenia.
Postcard of Maribor by, Maribor, 1905
Postcard of Maribor by 1905 Another postcard of Maribor from around 1905, showing the Styrian city along the Drava River before the upheavals of the twentieth century would redraw the borders of Central Europe.
Postcard of Maribor, Maribor, 1906
Postcard of Maribor 1906 A 1906 postcard of Maribor, capturing the city during a period of steady growth within Austria-Hungary's Styria province, its streets lined with buildings from the late Habsburg era.
Postcard of Maribor by, Maribor, 1907
Postcard of Maribor by 1907 A postcard of Maribor dated to around 1907, depicting the Styrian city during the years before the First World War would reshape the region and dissolve the empire it belonged to.
EU: Poslovna zgrada Elektrokovina, Maribor, Slovenija (1963), Maribor, 1963
EU: Poslovna zgrada Elektrokovina, Maribor, Slovenija (1963) 1963 Photographed in 1963, this image shows the business premises of Elektrokovina, an electrical engineering enterprise based in Maribor, Slovenia, a city on the Drava river long associated with industry and manufacturing.
1890s · 1 photo
Postcard of Maribor, Maribor, 1897
Postcard of Maribor 1897
1900s · 8 photos
Postcard of Maribor, Maribor, 1905
Postcard of Maribor 1905
Postcard of Maribor by, Maribor, 1905
Postcard of Maribor by 1905
Postcard of Maribor by, Maribor, 1905
Postcard of Maribor by 1905
Postcard of Maribor by, Maribor, 1905
Postcard of Maribor by 1905
Postcard of Maribor, Maribor, 1906
Postcard of Maribor 1906
Postcard of Maribor, Maribor, 1906
Postcard of Maribor 1906
Postcard of Maribor by, Maribor, 1907
Postcard of Maribor by 1907
Postcard of Maribor, Maribor, 1909
Postcard of Maribor 1909
1910s · 2 photos
Postcard of Maribor, Maribor, 1911
Postcard of Maribor 1911
Postcard of Maribor, Maribor, 1911
Postcard of Maribor 1911
1960s · 1 photo
EU: Poslovna zgrada Elektrokovina, Maribor, Slovenija (1963), Maribor, 1963
EU: Poslovna zgrada Elektrokovina, Maribor, Slovenija (1963) 1963
2010s · 1 photo
Maribor - trg revolucije, Maribor, 2013
Maribor - trg revolucije 2013
2020s · 1 photo
Drava river and Old bridge, Maribor Slovenia, Maribor, 2020
Drava river and Old bridge, Maribor Slovenia 2020