sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:black" lang="EN-US">in 1249. During the Late Middle Ages it was an
important commercial centre in the Duchy of Carniola held by the Habsburg archdukes of Austria. After several devastations by Ottoman military
raids in the 15th and 16th
centuries, it lost its importance. After the 17th century, it turned into a
mostly rural settlement, which however retained its town status. In 2000, it
was recognised by
