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* Ajman Castle

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* Baumkircher Tower * Bela Peč Castle * Betnava Castle *

Bistrica Castle Slovenska Bistrica Castle ( sl, Grad Slovenska Bistrica, german: Schloss Windische Feistritz), also known as Bistrica Castle (Slovene: , German: ), is a Renaissance-Baroque palace outside the town of Slovenska Bistrica in northeastern Slovenia. It ...

Bled Castle Bled Castle ( sl, Blejski grad, german: Burg Veldes) is a medieval castle built on a precipice above the city of Bled in Slovenia, overlooking Lake Bled. According to written sources, it is the oldest Slovenian castle and is currently one of the m ...

Bogenšperk Castle Bogenšperk Castle (; sl, Grad Bogenšperk, german: Schloss Wagensperg) 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 scientist and natu ...

* Bokalce Castle *

Borl Castle Borl Castle (german: Ankenstein) is an imposing medieval castle above the banks of the Drava northeast of the main settlement in Dolane, Slovenia. It probably dates to the 12th century with 15th- and 17th-century additions. Some wall paintings, s ...

Branik Castle Branik Castle ( sl, Grad Branik, ), also known as Rihemberk Castle (''Grad Rihemberk'', ), is a 13th-century castle above the village of Branik, near the city of Nova Gorica in southwestern Slovenia. History Fortified settlements have been presen ...

* Brdo Castle near Kranj *

Brežice Castle Brežice Castle ( sl, Grad Brežice, german: Schloss Rann) is a 16th-century castle in the town of Brežice, in southeastern Slovenia, at the street address ''Cesta prvih borcev 1''. As with the town, the castle's name derives from the diminutive ...

* Bucelleni-Ruard Manor

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Celje Castle Celje Castle (also known as Celje Upper Castle or ''Old Castle'') (Slovene language, Slovene ''Celjski grad'', ''Celjski zgornji grad'' or ''Stari grad'') is a castle ruin in Celje, Slovenia, formerly the seat of the Counts of Celje. It stands on ...

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Gracar Turn Gracar Turn ( sl, Gracarjev turn, german: Feistenberg) is a 14th-century castle on the northern outskirts of Hrastje in the Municipality of Šentjernej in the traditional region of Lower Carniola in southeastern Slovenia. History The castle is n ...

* Gradac, Slovenia * Gonobitz castle

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Ig Castle Ig Castle ( sl, Grad Ig or ''Ižanski grad'', also known as ''Grad Iški Turn'',Jablje Castle 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, Slovenia. It is loca ...

Jakobski Dol Castle Jakobski Dol Castle ( sl, Grad Jakobski Dol, german: Schloss Laas) is a 17th-century castle located in the settlement of Spodnji Jakobski Dol, part of the municipality of Pesnica in northeastern Slovenia. History Sources mention a precursor of ...

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Kacenštajn Castle Kacenštajn Castle ( sl, Grad Kacenštajn) comprises, together with St. Ursula's Church, the old center of the village of Begunje in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. History The castle was first mentioned in historical documents in 1428. ...

Kalec Castle Kalec Castle ( sl, Grad Kalec, originally ''Kalc'' or ''Kauc''; german: Steinberg or ''Stemberg'') is a partially ruined castle in Bač in Slovenia. The castle, of which only a single tower and some sections of wall survive intact, stands on a ...

Kieselstein Castle Kieselstein Castle, also known as Khislstein, ( sl, Grad Kieselstein / 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 p ...

Koprivnik Castle Koprivnik Castle ( sl, Grad Koprivnik, , german: Burg Rabensberg) is a castle ruin above the village of Sveta Trojica, near Moravče in central Slovenia. History The castle was probably built in the 12th century, in order to protect the trade ...

Kos Manor The Kos Manor ( sl, Kosova graščina) 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''. It is one of four so-called "ironworks castles" built i ...

Kostel Castle Kostel Castle ( sl, Grad Kostel) is a castle above the settlement of Kostel, Slovenia, Kostel in southeastern Slovenia. It is located on a steep hill above the Kolpa River, not far from the Croatian border. History The site was originally occ ...

Kozjak Castle Kozjak Castle ( sl, Grad Kozjak, german: Schloss Kosieck) 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 Buil ...

* Kravjek Castle *

Krško Castle Krško Castle ( sl, Grad Krško, german: Schloss Gurckfeld) is a 12th-century castle ruin to the right of the Sava above the old center of the town of Krško, southeastern Slovenia. It stands in the territory of the settlement of Cesta, Krško, Ces ...

Krumperk Castle Krumperk Castle ( sl, Grad Krumperk, german: Kreutberg''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 19.) is a castle or manor located in Gorjuša n ...

Kunšperk Kunšperk (; german: Königsberg''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 4: ''Štajersko''. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 14.Snoj, Marko. 2009. ''Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih ...

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* Leutemberg Castle *

Lihtenberk Castle Lihtenberk Castle ( sl, Grad Lihtenberk, german: Schloss Lichtenberg) is a 13th-century castle ruin located in the Municipality of Šmartno pri Litiji in central Slovenia, directly adjacent to the later Bogenšperk Castle. It is best known for a mi ...

Lipnica Castle Lipnica Castle ( sl, Lipniški grad, german: Waldenberg), also known as Deserted Castle above the Lipnica (''Pusti grad nad Lipnico''), is a castle ruin near the settlement of Zgornja Lipnica in Upper Carniola (northwestern Slovenia), above Lipni ...

Lož Castle Lož Castle ( sl, Grad Lož, german: Schloss Laas), also known as Pusti Grad ("Waste Castle"), 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 va ...

* Ljubljana Castle

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* Maribor Castle *

Medija Castle Medija (; german: Gallenegg''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 93.) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi in centr ...

Metlika Castle Metlika Castle (; sl, Grad Metlika or ''Metliški Grad'') is a 15th-century castle located above the old part of the town of Metlika in southeastern Slovenia, very near the Croatian border. History The castle was first mentioned in written sou ...

Miren Castle Miren Castle ( sl, Mirenski grad, also known as ' 'castle' and ' 'Our Lady beneath the Karst'; it, Grado di Merna or ') is an elevation above the settlement of Miren near Nova Gorica, in southwest Slovenia. Its Slovene name reflects the fact th ...

Mokrice Castle Mokrice Castle (; sl, grad Mokrice, german: Mokritz''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 71.) is a medieval castle southeast of Brežice, ...

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Olimje Castle Olimje Castle ( sl, Grad Olimje) is a 16th-century castle located in the settlement of Olimje, part of the Municipality of Podčetrtek in eastern Slovenia. It is currently a Franciscan monastery. History The predecessor of the current castle occup ...

Ortnek Castle Ortnek Castle ( sl, Ortneški grad; also known as the Old Castle ()) is a 12th-century castle ruin in the vicinity of the town of Ribnica, Slovenia. The ruin stands on Big Žrnovec Hill (), near the village of Hudi Konec. History In 1161, Count ...

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* Podsmreka Castle * Polhov Gradec Castle *

Predjama Castle 300px, Predjama Castle Predjama Castle ( sl, Predjamski grad or , German: '' Höhlenburg Lueg'', it, Castel Lueghi) is a Renaissance castle built within a cave mouth in south-central Slovenia, in the historical region of Inner Carniola. It is lo ...

* Ptuj Castle

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* Račji Dvor Manor * Raka Castle *

Ravne Castle Ravne Castle ( sl, Grad Ravne, german: Streiteben) is a castle near the town of Ravne na Koroškem, in the Carinthia region of northern Slovenia. History The castle's German name is derived from the name of the Hebenstreit family, who built the ...

* Rihemberk Castle * Rajhenburg Castle

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Strmol Mansion Strmol Mansion ( sl, Dvorec Strmol) is a 15th-century manorhouse located on a low hill above the old town center of Rogatec, Slovenia. It is notable as one of the few castles in Slovenia to have retained a Slovene name throughout its history. The ...

Strmol Castle Strmol Castle (german: Burg Stermol, sl, Grad Strmol) is a castle located at the foot of ''Dvorjanski hrib'' ("Mansion Hill") near the villages of Češnjevek, Grad and Dvorje, in the municipality of Cerklje na Gorenjskem, Slovenia. Named aft ...

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Škrljevo Castle Škrljevo Castle (Slovenian: ''Grad Škrljevo'' german: ''Grailach'') is a castle in Carniola, present day municilpality of Šentrupert, Slovenia. History According to the Slovenian historian Milko Kos (1892–1972), it is said to have been ...

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Velenje Castle Velenje Castle ( sl, Velenjski grad) is a well-preserved castle in Velenje, Slovenia that was owned by the Kunšperk family, followed by their Ptuj relatives and the Lichtenberg family. The castle houses a museum of art and culture. Geography The ...

* Vipava Castle

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Water Tower, Maribor The Maribor Water Tower ( sl, Vodni stolp) is a medieval fortified tower in the city of Maribor, Slovenia. The late-Renaissance tower stands directly abuts the Drava River and dates from 1555. It is of pentagonal form and consists of massive ston ...

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* Zonec Castle

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Žovnek Castle Žovnek Castle ( sl, Žovnek, german: Sanneck) is a castle northeast of Braslovče, Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered b ...

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