Vurberk (pronounced [ˈʋuːɾbɛɾk]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Duplek in northeastern Slovenia.
It lies on the left bank of the Drava River on the southwestern edge of the Slovene Hills (Slovene: Slovenske gorice), southeast of Maribor.
[3] The Slovene name Vumpah is derived from German Wurmbach and was first attested as such in 1496.
[4][5] The Slovene name Vurberk originally referred to the castle above the village and is derived from German Wurmberg.
[6] The local parish church, built on a hill east of the village, next to a small castle, is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor.