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| name                = Municipality of Ptuj
| localname           = Mestna občina Ptuj
| logo               = Grb-SI-2250.svg
| street              = Mestni trg 1
| town                = SI-2250 Ptuj
| map = https://www.openstreetmap.org/?lon=15.87189&lat=46.41971&zoom=15&layer=mapnik
| telephone           = 386 (0) 2 748 2999
| fax                 = 386 (0) 2 748 2998
| email               = moptuj@ptuj.si
| website             = http://www.ptuj.si

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| name                = Nuška Gajšek
| role                = Mayor
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The [[Municipality of Ptuj]] of covers a total area of 67 square kilometres and has a population of 24,264 people (2003) living in 10 settlements. It is one of 11 Slovene Urban Municipalities located in the north-east of Slovenia. Ptuj is a member of the [[Slovene Association of Historic Towns]] as it traces its origins back to Roman Petovia and subsequently became a culturally rich medieval town. Ptuj is well-known for its annual traditional carnival, the [[Kurentovanje]]. Ptuj has been a member of the Federation of European Carnival Cities since 1990. Together with 4 other Slovene towns Ptuj is a partner city in the [[Maribor, European Capital of Culture 2012]] project. 
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==Funding==
The Department of Non-commercial Public Services and Administrative Procedures is responsible for education, health and social care, youth and culture. It prepares development programmes, allocates funding, undertakes related governance tasks and co-operates with other agencies as well as with non-governmental organisations.

The local branches of the [[Union of Cultural Societies of Slovenia (ZKDS)]] and the [[Public Fund for Cultural Activities of the Republic of Slovenia]] facilitate the activities of local cultural organisations and act as mediators in respect of state and municipal funding.

==Culture in Ptuj==
Much of Ptuj's cultural heritage is preserved in [[Ptuj – Ormož Regional Museum]] and its branches and in the state funded [[Historical Archives Ptuj]]. The private [[Minorite St Petrus and Paulus Monastery Archives and Library, Ptuj]] is another important cultural institution in the town. 
Ptuj has 14 active cultural associations, which co-organise traditional annual events such as Katarina's Fair (November), [[Kurentovanje]] Mardi Gras celebration (February), the Ptuj Festival of Folk Music (Summer), the Cultural Marathon (Summer), Ptuj Summer Nights (Summer) and numerous amateur theatrical and amateur choral meetings.

== See also ==
* [[Ptuj City Theatre]] 
* [[Kurentovanje]] 
'''Museums, monuments & sites'''
* [[Ptuj – Ormož Regional Museum]] 
* [[Dominican Monastery at Ptuj]] 
* [[Mithras Shrine I in Spodnja Hajdina]] 
* [[Mithras Shrine III in Zgornji Breg]] 
* [[Orpheus Monument, Ptuj]] 
* [[Povoden Museum, Ptuj]] 
* [[Mihelič Gallery, Ptuj]] 
'''Libraries and archives'''
* [[Minorite St Petrus and Paulus Monastery Archives and Library, Ptuj]]
* [[Ivan Potrč Library Ptuj]] 
* [[Historical Archives Ptuj]]
* [[:Category:Urban municipalities|List of urban municipalities]]

== External links ==

* [http://www.ptuj.si/en Municipality of Ptuj website] 
* [http://www.ptuj2025.si/en/ Ptuj ECoC 2025 Programme]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptuj Ptuj on Wikipedia]
* [http://www.maribor2012.info/en/ Maribor with the partner cities - European Capital of Culture 2012]
* [http://www.dravoskop.si/ Dravoskop - portal of the Podravje Region] (in Slovenian)



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[[Category:Urban municipalities]]
[[Category:Maribor, European Capital of Culture 2012]]
[[Category:European Capital of Culture 2025 in Slovenia]]
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