▁High ▁German ▁march ▁' m arch ▁( border land )' ▁+ ▁bur c ▁' fort ress '. ▁In ▁modern ▁times , ▁the ▁town ' s ▁German ▁name ▁was ▁Mar burg ▁an ▁der ▁Dra u ▁( ; ▁literally , ▁' Mar burg ▁on ▁the ▁Dra va '). ▁▁ ▁The ▁Sloven e ▁name ▁Mar ib or ▁is ▁an ▁artificial ▁Sloven ized ▁creation , ▁co ined ▁by ▁St ank o ▁V raz ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 6 . ▁V raz ▁created ▁the ▁name ▁in ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁Il ly rian ism ▁by ▁anal ogy ▁with ▁the ▁name ▁Brandenburg ▁( cf . ▁Lower ▁S orb ian ▁Br amb or ska ). ▁Loc ally , ▁the ▁town ▁is ▁known ▁in ▁Sloven e ▁as ▁Mar pr k ▁or ▁Mar prog . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁its ▁Sloven e ▁and ▁German ▁names , ▁the ▁city ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Mar burg um ▁in ▁Latin ▁and ▁Mar burgo ▁in ▁Italian . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Med ieval ▁and ▁early ▁modern ▁history ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 1 6 4 , ▁a ▁castle ▁known ▁as ▁Cas tr um ▁March b urch ▁(" M arch ▁Castle ") ▁was ▁documented ▁in ▁the ▁March ▁of ▁Dra va . ▁The ▁castle ▁was ▁originally ▁built ▁on ▁Pir am ida ▁Hill , ▁which ▁is ▁located ▁just ▁above ▁the ▁city . ▁Mar ib or ▁was ▁first ▁mentioned ▁as ▁a ▁market ▁near ▁the ▁castle ▁in ▁ 1 2 0 4 , ▁and ▁received ▁town ▁privileges ▁in ▁ 1 2 5 4 . ▁It ▁began ▁to ▁grow ▁rapidly ▁after ▁the ▁victory ▁of ▁Rudolf