Rošpoh, Maribor


Rošpoh is a dispersed settlement north of Maribor in northeastern Slovenia. The largest part of the settlement belongs to the City Municipality of Maribor. The remaining part of the settlement belongs to the Municipality of Kungota.

Name

Rošpoh was attested in written sources in 1250 as am Rosspach. The name is originally a hydronym that was transferred to the adjacent settlement. It is derived from the Middle High German compound Rosbach. In the past the German name was Rossbach.