Pilštanj
Pilštanj (, german: Peilenstein) is a village in the Municipality of Kozje in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical Lower Styria, Styria region. The municipality is included in the Savinja Statistical Region. The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Michael (archangel), Saint Michael and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1167. The current church was built in the 15th century and redone in Baroque architecture, Baroque style in the 18th century. There are ruins of two castles near the settlement. Pilštanj Castle (Germ. ''Peilenstein'') on a steep hill south of the settlement is mentioned in a number of documents dating to the 11th century. It was abandoned by the late 17th century. Hartenštajn Castle (Germ. ''Hartenstein''), of which very few ruins remain, was a 13th-century castle northwest of the settlement.
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Municipality Of Kozje
The Municipality of Kozje (; sl, Občina Kozje) is a municipality in the traditional region of Styria in northeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Kozje. Kozje became a municipality in 1994. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Kozje, the municipality also includes the settlements of Bistrica, Buče, Dobležiče, Drensko Rebro, Gorjane, Gradišče, Gubno, Ješovec pri Kozjem, Klake, Lesično Lesično (, german: Fuchsdorf) is a village in the Municipality of Kozje in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical Styria region. The municipality is included in the Savinja Statistical Region. The local church Church may refer to ..., Ortnice, Osredek pri Podsredi, Pilštanj, Podsreda, Poklek pri Podsredi, Topolovo, Vetrnik, Vojsko, Vrenska Gorca, Zagorje, Zdole, and Zeče pri Bučah. References External links *Municipality of Kozje on Geopedia
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