Carinthia - Savinja Region - Velenje - Velenjski grad

Carinthia - Savinja Region

Castles, manors, towers, forts, fortificationsCastles, manors, towers, forts, fortifications

Source: Public information of Slovenia,
The Surveying and Mapping Authority of the Republic of Slovenia,
State map in measure 1 : 1.000.000, 1995
www.gu.gov.si

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Velenje - Velenje Castle

Velenje castle is one of the most preserved castles in Slovenia. It lies in the steep rock under the city of Velenje. It is first mentioned in 1270. Velenje castle is one of the tenth Slovenian castles who existed in the Middle Age in Saleska valley. The castle is a tipical military and residental stronghold. After the centuries they built it and changed it several times. First owners were Kunsper gentlemen followed by their relatives Ptuj gentlemen and the family Liechtenstein. Family Wagen von Wagensberg entirely renovated the construction in the 16th century. The fortress was transformed in a Renaissance residence. The castle was attacked by Turks in the 17th century, but they didn't have any success, because it was good secured and strengthened. The most important owners in the 19th century were Karl and Bianca Adamovich. The last owner of the Velenje castle was count Coronnini-Kromberg until 1943 when Germans drove him out of Velenje after the Italian capitulation. After the Second World War the castle became part of general social property. Apartments were made, a lot of furniture were demolished and the building was falling into ruins. In 1957 Velenje coalmine founded a Museum of Slovene Coalmines in the castle. That was later renamed to Velenje Museum. They transported the coalmine collection to abandoned shaft of Coalmine Velenje and so we got the Coal mining museum of Slovenia. Gradually first collections were organized and at the same time an intensive renovation of the Velenje castle was done. The building consist of the core with arched tower and with the arcades surrounded yard. There is also the wedding hall. In the castle yard are organized musical and cultural festivals.

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Podsreda Castle

Podsreda Castle is situated in the Kozjansko Regional Park. It lies in the northern slope Orlice. From the castle is a wonderful view to the valley Bistrica and Sotla, medieval square Podsreda and Hrvasko Zagorje. It was built in the 12th century. Many owners exchanged, but the medieval kernel of the castle remained almost undamaged through the centuries. The present image got in the 19th century. They started with its renovation in the year 1983. It belongs between most important buildings of the Romanic architecture. The castle has defensive a tower, tower with the chapel and two palatium. The bishop in Ljubljana, Tomaz Hren, consecrated the chapel to Saint Ana, Saint Filip and Jakob in the year 1612. In the castle we can see Romanic room, southern palatium, medieval kitchen with open fireplace, northern palatium, renaissance hall, castle prison, cellar rooms and galleries in the castle granaries. In the castle prison they imprisoned the resisting thralls. The northern palatium is the oldest part of the Podsreda Castle. The renaissance hall is the largest room. In the southern palatium we can see in the first floor the history of the castle, course of the renovation and building history. The Podsreda Castle is open all days in the week, except in Mondays, from 10.00 to 18.00 hour. In winter months is closed. In summer months they organize concerts, exhibitions and other activities.

Radece - Novi dvor Manor House

The Novi Dvor manor house, which some sources state was also called Marijin Dvor, Dvor, Weichselbergerhof or Weichselstein, began to be constructed in the second half of 1535 by Lord Žiga Višnjegorski at a cost of 2000 florins. The house took shape alongside the road between Radeče and Boštanj, which had been opened in 1458, and the estate was connected to nearby Sevnica by the ford between Čot and Loka. At the end of the 17th century, Valvazor wrote the following about Novi Dvor: The Weichselstein manor house is a quarter of an hour away from the town of Radeče and enjoys a splendid views of the river. A linden tree stands in the large courtyard. Before the house we can sees fields, precious fruit trees and wine-covered hills nearby. There are beautiful views over the neighbouring manor houses. The current owner, Baron Sigismund Wilhelm, has beautified the house and decorated it with a number of additional features. In 1853 the estate and manor house were bought by the wealthy and highly educated aristocrat Dr Ludwig von Gutmannstahl-Benvenuti, who began to lay out the famous park that sits alongside. The Baroque building was given a Neo-Classical makeover and the park began to be established, with plants being transported from Trieste and the Botanical Gardens in Ljubljana. In the period leading up to the Second World War, the estate came into the hands of the Sisters of Mercy of the Order of St Vincent, and after the war it served for a time as the administrative headquarters of the coalmining companies of the Zasavje region. It later became a youth correctional centre.


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