1782 - 1859Archduke Johann (Archduke Janez) was born on 20. January 1782 and he was baptized John the Baptist (Janez Krstnik). He won many merits for the railway Vienna-Trieste, which led through our town and which accelerated progress in Maribor. In the first half of the 19th century he created possibilities to improve the quality of wine growing, by trying to introduce Rhineland sorts of vine. By doing so he played an important role in Slovene wine growing.