a letter with their demands to send to the emperor in Vienna. Economic development was boosted after construction of main Vienna to Trieste road in the 18th century. During the 19th century the town got a local court. The Austrian Southern Railway was built in 1846, but it ran east of Konjice. On 20 June 1892, work started on a narrow gauge (760 mm) steam railroad line called Konjičanka from Poljčane to Slovenske Konjice, which was opened on 20 December 1892. On 29 June 1921 it was extended to Zreče. It was closed in 1963, and the tracks were removed in 1970. A museum locomotive K.3 (Gonobitz), built by the Krauss factory at Linz and used on this line, is on display at the Slovenian Railway Museum in Ljubljana. Name Over the centuries, the name Konjice appears in written documents in various forms: Gonviz (1251), Gombicz (1370), Gannabitz (1570), Gonaviz (1594), Gonavitz (1630), Gonwitz (1636), Gonowitz (1662), Ganowiz (1680), Gonnawitz (1680), and modern German Gonobitz. The adjective Slovenske was added to the Slovene name Konjice in 1934, under the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, in order to distinguish it from the town of Konjic in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Monuments Konjice Castle Trebnik Mansion Vineyard Mansion at Škalce St. George parish church St. Anna Cemetery church Žiče Charterhouse Owners of the castle house of Gonobitz 1148–1329 house of Wilthausen 1329–1385 house of Duino 1385–1406 lords of Walsee 1406–1469 regional princes 1496–1576 Johann von Khißl 1576–1592 Archduke Ferdinand 1594–1597 counts Tattenbach 1597–1670 Holy Roman Emperor 1670–1685 Johann and Otto Tattenbach 1685–1692 Žiče Charterhouse 1692–1783 Imperial Religious Fund (Religionsfond) 1783–1828 princes of Windisch-Grätz 1828–1945 Geography Climate Tourism Slovenske Konjice, formerly nicknamed "The Town of Wine and Flowers", won the Pan-European Entente Florale Gold Medal Award in 1998 and 2014. The traditional St. George festival (Jurjevanje) ranks Slovenske Konjice among Europe's Carnival Cities. The town has been rewarded for its efforts with the national "Most Beautiful Excursion Destination" award by the Tourist Association of Slovenia for many years in a row. Culture The town of Slovenske Konjice hosts an international festival of underwater film and photography named "Sprehodi pod morjem" (Walking beneath the Sea), which is held every year at the end of January (on the last Thursday of the month). Sport ND Dravinja Football club Sport events Grand Prix Slovenia International Boxing Competition Konjice (mini) Marathon (Konjiški maraton) Notable people Notable people that were born