Ruše

For the village, see Ruše, Žalec.

Ruše
Town
From top, left to right: Overview of Ruše, Holy Mary's Church, Mountaineering memorial, Railway Station
Flag Coat of arms
Ruše Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°32′18.87″N 15°30′55.44″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Drava
Municipality	Ruše
Area
• Total	2.36 km^2 (0.91 sq mi)
Elevation	307.7 m (1,009.5 ft)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	4,208
Vehicle registration	MB
Climate	Cfb
[2]

Ruše (pronounced [ˈɾuːʃɛ] ^ⓘ; German: Maria Rast^[3]) is a small town in northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Ruše and lies on the right bank of the Drava River west of Maribor. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.^[4]

Name

Ruše was mentioned in written sources in 1091 as Ro^vste (and as Roiste in 1184 and Råst in 1372, among other names). The name developed from the plural demonym *Rovьščane, derived from *rovъ 'ditch, trench', thus referring to people living near such a feature.^[5]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Holy Name of Mary and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1387, but was destroyed in an Ottoman raid in 1532. It was rebuilt soon after and then extended in the 17th century. The church was damaged by fire in 1779.^[6]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1948	2,053	—
1953	2,468	+20.2%
1961	3,125	+26.6%
1971	3,642	+16.5%
1981	4,761	+30.7%
1991	4,807	+1.0%
2002	4,571	−4.9%
2011	4,503	−1.5%
2021	4,214	−6.4%
Population size may be affected by changes in administrative divisions.

References

1. "Prebivalstvo po naseljih, podrobni podatki, Slovenija, 1. januar 2020". stat.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
2. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
3. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 204.
4. Ruše municipal site
5. Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 363.
6. Curk, Jože (1970). "Zgodovina urbanizacije v severovzhodni Sloveniji" [The History of Urbanisation in Northeastern Slovenia]. Časopis za zgodovino in narodopisje (in Slovenian): 272. ISSN 0590-5966. COBISS 20851768.

External links

• Media related to Ruše at Wikimedia Commons
• Ruše on Geopedia