Jablje Castle ( sl, Grad Jablje),
also known as Jable Castle ( sl, Grad Jable),
Habah Castle ( sl, Grad Habah),
or Habach Castle ( sl, Grad Habach,
german: Schloss Habach), is a castle above the settlement of
Loka pri Mengšu
Loka pri Mengšu (; german: Laak bei Mannsburg''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 26.) is a village in the Municipality of Mengeš in the ...
,
Slovenia
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. It is located on the western edge of the
Mengeš Plain.
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History
The original castle at Jablje was first mentioned in 1268, while the current structure was built by the noble house of Lamberg around 1530.[ The castle subsequently passed through the hands of the Rasp family, the barons Mosconi, and was from 1780 until the end of ]World War II
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owned by the barons Lichtenberg. Though it survived the war largely intact, the castle was nationalized
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and thoroughly looted during the following years, being first converted into apartments and then serving as an experimental facility of the Biotechnical Faculty of the University of Ljubljana
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History Beginnings
Although certain ...
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After a thorough renovation carried out between 1999 and 2006, the castle was a major protocolary site during the 2008 Slovene presidency of the EU. Today it hosts the so-called Center for European Perspective (''Center za evropsko prihodnost'' or CEP; literally, 'Center for a European Future') and is listed as a cultural monument. Its greatest asset is a set of frescoes by the baroque painter
Baroque painting is the painting associated with the Baroque cultural movement. The movement is often identified with Absolutism, the Counter Reformation and Catholic Revival,[Franc Jelovšek
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, including an unusual depiction of a camel-riding Chinese tambourine
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player.
The castle is open for visitors every other Saturday at 11:00, with appointments available for groups.
Name
The castle was first attested in German as ''Hagbach'' and ''Hagwach'' (both in the 1320s), and then as ''Hawach'' (in 1348) and ''Habach'' (in 1435). The German name refers to a creek overgrown with bushes.Johann Weikhard von Valvasor
Johann Weikhard Freiherr von Valvasor or Johann Weichard Freiherr von Valvasor ( sl, Janez Vajkard Valvasor, ) or simply Valvasor (baptised on 28 May 1641 – September or October 1693) was a natural historian and polymath from Carniola, pr ...
in the 17th century as ''Ablah''.northern goshawk
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' (''Accipiter gentilis''), a species said to be common in the area).hypercorrection
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to ''Jablje'') based on the root ''jabel'' 'apple tree'.
See also
* List of castles in Slovenia
This is a list of castles in Slovenia.
A
* Ajman Castle
B
* Baumkircher Tower
* Bela Peč Castle
* Betnava Castle
* Bistrica Castle
* Bled Castle
* Bogenšperk Castle
* Bokalce Castle
* Borl Castle
* Branik Castle
* Brdo Castle near K ...
References
External links
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Jablje Castle on GeopediaJablje Castle site
{{Castles in Slovenia
Castles in Upper Carniola
Cultural monuments of Slovenia