Castles and Ruins
This collection spans the border region of Slovenia and Austria, featuring significant medieval fortifications and noble residences. Highlights include the extensive ruins of Celje Castle, once the seat of the powerful Counts of Celje, and the well-preserved Velenje Castle. In Carinthia, sites like Finkenstein and Hollenburg occupy strategic rocky outcrops overlooking the Drava valley. These structures showcase architectural evolution from Romanesque foundations to Gothic and Renaissance expansions, reflecting centuries of regional power struggles and defensive history.
A Celje Castle
Celje Castle, also known as Celje Upper Castle or Old Castle, is a castle ruin in Celje, Slovenia, formerly the seat of the Counts of Celje.
B Burgruine Finkenstein
Finkenstein Castle is a ruined medieval castle in the market town of Finkenstein, in the Austrian state of Carinthia.
C Kamen Castle
An impressive ruin situated on the foot-hills of the mighty Slovenian Alps. A great sight surely worth visiting.
D Burgruine Federaun
Burgruine Federaun is a castle in Carinthia, Austria.
E Burgruine Straßfried
Burgruine Straßfried is a castle in Carinthia, Austria. It is located next to the Austrian–Italian border by Arnoldstein in Carinthia.
F Burgruine Rosegg
Medieval ruins dating back to the late 12th or early 13th century, situated on a hill near Rosegg.
G Schloss Rosegg
Schloss Rosegg is a castle in Rosegg, Carinthia, Austria. Schloss Rosegg is 478 metres above sea level.
Burgruine Sonegg
Burgruine Sonegg is a castle in Carinthia, Austria.
I Velenje Castle
Velenje Castle is a well-preserved castle in Velenje, Slovenia that was owned by the Kunšperk family, followed by their relatives and the…
J Schloss Hollenburg
Schloss Hollenburg is a medieval castle near Köttmannsdorf in Carinthia, Austria. It is on a rock of the northern slope of the Drava valley.
K grad Pakenštajn
Ruins of a medieval castle located near the town of Šoštanj in Slovenia.
L Grad Konjice
Ruins of a 12th-century hilltop castle overlooking Slovenske Konjice, featuring a Romanesque core with later Gothic and Renaissance additions.
M Zbelovo castle
Remains of a 13th-century fortress located on a ridge above the Polskava valley near Poljčane.
Grad Altgutenberg
Ruins of a 12th-century castle near Tržič, also known as Hudi grad, originally built to control the trade route over the Ljubelj Pass.
Stari/Goležev grad Vitanje
Ruins of a 12th-century medieval fortress in Vitanje, formerly part of a strategic defensive network.
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