List of castles in Slovenia
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- Baumkircher TowerBaumkircher TowerThe Baumkircher Tower , also known as Tabor Castle or Lower Castle , is a defensive tower or small castle located in the town of Vipava in southwestern Slovenia.- History :...
- Bela Peč CastleBela Pec CastleBela Peč Castle is a castle ruin above the settlement of Bela Peč, near Rateče in the extreme northwest corner of Slovenia. The ruins are located almost exactly on the triple border between Slovenia, Austria, and Italy, lying just barely on the Italian side of the border.- History :The castle was...
- Betnava CastleBetnava CastleBetnava Mansion is a manorhouse located near the city of Maribor in northern Slovenia.A structure on the site is first mentioned in 1319, under the name Wintenaw...
- Bistrica CastleBistrica CastleBistrica Castle , also known as Slovenska Bistrica Castle, is a renaissance palace outside the town of Slovenska Bistrica in eastern Slovenia...
- Bogenšperk CastleBogenšperk CastleBogenšperk Castle is a 16th century castle located in the municipality of Šmartno pri Litiji in central Slovenia. It is best known for its association with the 17th-century historian Janez Vajkard Valvasor.- Architecture :...
- Bokalce CastleBokalce CastleBokalce Castle is a castle or mansion in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia.- History :The castle stands next to the Ljubljana ring road, next to the stream Gradaščica. As early as the 12th century, the site was occupied by a fortification belonging to the noble Eghk family...
- Branik CastleBranik CastleBranik Castle , also known as Rihemberk Castle , is a 13th-century castle above the village of Branik, near the city of Nova Gorica in southwestern Slovenia.-History:...
- Brdo Castle near Kranj
- Brežice CastleBrežice CastleBrežice Castle is a 16th century castle located in the town of Brežice, in southwestern Slovenia., at the street address of Cesta prvih borcev 1....
- Bucelleni-Ruard ManorBucelleni-Ruard ManorThe Bucelleni-Ruard Manor, commonly referred to as the Ruard manor , is a 16th century manor house located in the Sava district of the town of Jesenice, Slovenia, at the street address of 45 Prešernova...
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- Kacenštajn CastleKacenštajn CastleKacenštajn or Katzenštajn Castle comprises, together with the Church of St. Ursula, the old center of the town of Begunje na Gorenjskem, part of the municipalty of Radovljica in northwestern Slovenia.-History:...
- Kalec CastleKalec CastleKalec Castle is a partially ruined castle near Zagorje in Slovenia.The castle, of which only a single tower and some sections of wall survive intact, stands on slope known as Breg, near the source of the river Pivka, at an elevation of 618 m....
- Kieselstein CastleKieselstein CastleKieselstein Castle, also known as Khislstein, is a 13th-century castle in the city of Kranj, in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.The castle stands at what was once a defensible point, guarding the city pier and crossing over the river Sava, and was predated on the site by a round 11th-century...
- Koprivnik CastleKoprivnik CastleKoprivnik Castle is a castle ruin above the village of Trojica, near Moravče in central Slovenia.- History :The castle was probably built in the 12th century, in order to protect the trade route from the Moravče valley to Posavje. Its first recorded owner was Ulschalcus von Rabensberg, of the...
- Kos ManorKos ManorThe Kos Manor is a 16th century manor house located in the Murova neighborhood of the town of Jesenice, Slovenia, at the street address of Cesta maršala Tita 64...
- Kostel CastleKostel CastleKostel Castle is a castle above the settlement of Kostel in southeastern Slovenia. It is located on a steep hill above the river Kolpa, not far from the Croatian border.- History :...
- Kozjak CastleKozjak CastleKozjak Castle is a 13th-century castle ruin on a rocky hill above the village of Dolenje Selce near the town of Dobrnič, part of the municipality of Trebnje in Lower Carniola, Slovenia.-History:...
- Kravjek CastleKravjek CastleKravjek Castle is a ruined castle located northwest of Muljava, in Lower Carniola, Slovenia.-History:Kravjek had once been one of the more important castles of the Duchy of Carinthia. Its first owners were the dukes Spanheim, who managed the castle via their ministeriales...
- Krško CastleKrško CastleKrško Castle is a 12th-century castle ruin above the old center of the town of Krško, Slovenia. The castle and town are both named after the nearby river Krka, Germanized as "Gurck."-History:...
- Krumperk CastleKrumperk CastleKrumperk Castle is a castle or manor located in Gorjuša near the town of Domžale in central Slovenia.- History :According to Valvasor, the castle was built in the late 13th century by the noble Rabensbergs from Koprivnik. The predecessor of the current castle is first mentioned in 1338 as a...
- KunšperkKunšperkKunšperk is a settlement on the right bank of the river Sotla in the Bistrica ob Sotli Municipality in eastern Slovenia. The area was traditionally part of Styria. It is now included in the Savinjska statistical region....
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- Leutemberg CastleLeutemberg CastleLeutemberg Castle is a castle in Vipava, Slovenia. It was originally built in the 12th century but it was later reconstructed and rebuilt .-References:...
- Lihtenberk CastleLihtenberk CastleLihtenberk Castle is a 13th century castle ruin located in the municipality of Šmartno pri Litiji in central Slovenia, directly adjacent to the later Bogenšperk Castle...
- Lipnica CastleLipnica CastleLipnica Castle , also known as Deserted Castle above the Lipnica , is a castle ruin above Creek, near the settlement of the same name, in the municipality of Radovljica in northwestern Slovenia.-History:...
- Lož CastleLož CastleLož Castle , also known as Pusti Grad , is a castle ruin above the settlement of Lož in central Slovenia's Lož Valley. The castle and its lordship are mentioned in period documents under various names, including Los, Louse, Lose, and Lösch.-History:Built in the mid-12th century by the Patriarchate...
- Ljubljana CastleLjubljana CastleLjubljana Castle is a medieval castle in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It is located on the Castle Hill overlooking the old town.- History:According to archeological surveys, the area of the present castle has been settled continuously since 1200 BC, when the first settlements and later fortifications were...
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- Maribor CastleMaribor CastleMaribor Castle is a castle or rather a mansion in the town of Maribor in Slovenia.It contains a museum....
- Medija CastleMedija CastleMedija Castle is a castle ruin located in the western part of the settlement of Izlake in central Slovenia. The castle and its stables were destroyed by the Yugoslav Partisans during World War II...
- Metlika CastleMetlika CastleMetlika Castle is a 15th-century castle located above the old part of the town of Metlika in southeastern Slovenia, very near the Croatian border.-History:...
- Miren Castle
- Mokrice CastleMokrice CastleMokrice Castle is a medieval castle southeast of Brežice, Slovenia, located in the Gorjanci hills in the village of Jesenice, near the Croatian border. First mentioned in 1444, it was rebuilt in the 16th century and in 1941. After World War II it was made into a hotel with restaurants and in 1988 a...
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- Velenje CastleVelenje CastleVelenje Castle is a well-preserved castle in Velenje, Slovenia that was owned by the Kunšperk family, followed by their relatives the Ptujs and the Liechtenstein families. The castle houses a museum of art and culture.-Geography:...
- Vipava CastleVipava CastleVipava Castle is a castle ruin above the town of Vipava, in the eponymous municipality in southwestern Slovenia.-History:Built by the Patriarchate of Aquileia, the castle was first recorded in 1275 as Castrum Wipaci superioris...