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Kalc Castle

Zagorje is a small village in the Municipality of Pivka in the Inner Carniola region. In the village is a parish church, which is dedicated to Saint Helena and the chapel at the cemetery, which is dedicated to Saint Paul. The Kalc castle is located near the village Zagorje in the Valley of the Pivka Lakes. At Kalc, a mansion was built by the nobleman George Steinberg around 1620. It was named after the local term kal (a Karstic pond) that refers to a sinkhole pond, a pool or watering place for livestock. In 1684, Fran Anton Steinberg (1684-1765) was born at Kalc. He was the supervisor of provincial ro...

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