[3] Majšperk was first mentioned as Mannesperch in written documents dating to 1261 (and as Mansperch in 1263 and 1371, and Monsperg in 1426).

[6] The castle name is a compound of the genitive form of the Old High German name Manne plus berg 'mountain', originally meaning 'Manno's mountain'.

[4] Majšperk is an old settlement at the foot of the Dravinja Hills (Slovene: Dravinjske gorice), at the intersection of the roads to Poljčane, Ptuj, Rogatec, and Slovenska Bistrica.

In the urbanized part of the settlement stands Hamre Castle, a small structure that was owned by the Ptuj Minorites from 1461 to 1880.

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor.