Castles and Ruins
This collection spans the Karavanks and Pohorje regions, featuring medieval fortifications and Baroque residences across Slovenia and Carinthia. It includes the seat of the powerful Counts of Celje, the well-preserved Velenje Castle, and the atmospheric ruins of Finkenstein and Federaun. These sites illustrate the region's defensive history, ranging from hilltop ruins like Kamen and Konjice to the regional museum housed within the Baroque Maribor Castle.
A Maribor Castle
Maribor Castle is a Baroque mansion in the town of Maribor, northeastern Slovenia. It contains a regional museum.
B 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.
C Burgruine Finkenstein
Finkenstein Castle is a ruined medieval castle in the market town of Finkenstein, in the Austrian state of Carinthia.
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
12th-century medieval ruins, also known as Altrosegg, situated on a wooded hill overlooking the market town of Rosegg.
G Kamen Castle
An impressive ruin situated on the foot-hills of the mighty Slovenian Alps. A great sight surely worth visiting.
H Schloss Rosegg
Schloss Rosegg is a castle in Rosegg, Carinthia, Austria. Schloss Rosegg is 478 metres above sea level.
Stari grad Traberg
Ruins of a 12th-century medieval castle located on a steep hill above Dravograd, historically known as Traberg.
Burgruine Sonegg
Burgruine Sonegg is a castle in Carinthia, Austria.
K Grad Hompoš / Pohorski Dvor
Historic manor in Pivola with origins in the 12th century. The building now houses the Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences of the University of Maribor.
L 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.
M 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…
N Grad Konjice
Ruins of a 12th-century fortress featuring a distinctive keep and remnants of a late-Gothic residential wing on the slopes of Mount Konjice.
O grad Pakenštajn
Ruins of a medieval castle first documented in 1339, located on a hill above Šmartno ob Paki.
Piramida
The site of the original 12th-century Maribor Castle. A 19th-century chapel now stands among the historic remnants on this vineyard-covered hill.
Q Arnoldstein Abbey
Arnoldstein Abbey was a Benedictine abbey in Arnoldstein in Carinthia, Austria.
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