Trilek Castle
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Trilek Castle is a small castle or fort near the settlement of Col, in the municipality of Ajdovščina
in southwest Slovenia
. Built in the early 16th century, it was first mentioned in the 17th-century historian Janez Vajkard Valvasor
's 1689 survey, The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola
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The castle consists of a small tower and two annexes. While generally intact, it is in poor condition and unsafe to enter due to instability of the ceilings and walls.
Ajdovšcina
Ajdovščina is a small town and a municipality with the same name and a population of 7000 , located in the Vipava Valley , Slovenia....
in southwest Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. Built in the early 16th century, it was first mentioned in the 17th-century historian Janez Vajkard Valvasor
Janez Vajkard Valvasor
Johann Weichard Freiherr von Valvasor or simply Valvasor was a Slovenian nobleman, scientist and polymath, and a fellow of the Royal Society in London.-Biography:...
's 1689 survey, The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola
The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola
The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola is Johann Weikhard von Valvasor's most important work on history and natural history of his homeland Carniola, a central part of the present-day Slovenia and Istria in Croatia....
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The castle consists of a small tower and two annexes. While generally intact, it is in poor condition and unsafe to enter due to instability of the ceilings and walls.