Medieval buildings in Slovenia

ponedeljek, 8. december 2014

Castle Turjak (Auersperg)

COUNTRY: Slovenia
HISTORICAL REGION: Lower Carniola
MUNICIPALITY: Velike Lasce (Gross laschitz, Velike Lašče k.o.)
SETTLEMENT: Turjak (Auersperg k.o.)
BUILDING:castle Turjak (Auersperg)
FORMATION: first written mention in 1318 PRESERVATION: preserved structure

nedelja, 7. december 2014

Manor Strelac (Schutt, Suta, Schütthof, Schüttelhof)

Author: Valvasor, Janez Vajkard, 1641-1693

Source: Geopedija topografia

COUNTRY: Slovenia
HISTORICAL REGION: Lower Carniola
MUNICIPALITY: Smarješke Toplice (Schalowitz Šmarješke toplice k.o.)
SETTLEMENT: Strelac (Št. Peter, k.o.)
BUILDING: manor Strelac (Schutt, Suta, Schütthof, Schüttelhof)
FORMATION: the first written mention in 1392

PRESERVATION: preserved structure

Franciscan cadastre of Carniola (1823-1869)

Source: Geopedija orto-photo

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sobota, 6. december 2014

Castle Klevevz (Klingenfels, Klevevsh, Klevevž)

Author: Valvasor, Janez Vajkard, 1641-1693

Source: Geopedija topografia

COUNTRY: Slovenia
HISTORICAL REGION: Lower Carniola
MUNICIPALITY: Smarješke Toplice (Schalowitz Šmarješke toplice k.o.)
SETTLEMENT: Zbure (Swur, Zbure k.o.)
BUILDING: castle Klevevz (Klingenfels, Klevevsh, Klevevž)
FORMATION: the first written mention in 1306 as Castrum Chlingenuelz
PRESERVATION: modest wreck

Franciscan cadastre of Carniola (1823-1869)

* Castle Tower was in 1265 build by Freising Bishop Konrad
* Above the hill Gric just off the side of the castle is one of the largest researched prehistoric mounds next to it is Ajdovska cave and prehistoric fortification in the Big Strmica
*Name Klingenfels came from a stream of river Radulja due to the rain storm at the foot of the rocks over which the castle once stood where unusual sounds like distant bells
* Under the castle rock are also two karst caves in length of 209 and 318 meters. There is also a story about a third one
* In 1475 and 1476 the castle was unsuccessfully besieged by the Turks
* In 1489 the castle was taken by the Hungarian king Matthias Corvinus
* The castle was burned down and looted in 1942

Tabula Ducatus Carnioliae, Vindorum Marchiae et Histriae

Source: Geopedija orto-photo

Wall painting in castle Pisece. Author Rok Kranjc 2010

petek, 5. december 2014

Castle Poljane (Pölland, Pollant, Poelan)

Author: Valvasor, Janez Vajkard, 1641-1693

Source: Geopedija topografia

COUNTRY: Slovenia
HISTORICAL REGION: Lower Carniola
MUNICIPALITY: Kocevje (Gottschee, Kočevje k.o.)
SETTLEMENT: Predgrad (Vornschloss, Predgrad, k.o.)
BUILDING:Castle Poljane (Pölland, Pollant, Poelan)
FORMATION: first written mention in 1336 as a vest Pollan
PRESERVATION: ruins

*The village Predgrad had established parish in 1221
* Castle was probably built in the 13th century
* At the time of Turkish invasions, at the foot of the castle was built a large fortified camp in which by the testimony of Valvasor had 40 houses and were in peacetime uninhabited
* In the 16th century the camp develop a new market. Name of the place in the slope of the church is still preserved as market
*Gallows were placed on steljnik in Deskova village. There was in the 19th century hung robber leader Rosa (Roša)
* For minor offenses you were chained to a 2m large stone pillar and mocked
*In 1805 was to the pillar chained falsely accused 20-year old Mary Majetić. She was accused of stealing the lamb because she refused marriage proposal by executor of the judiciary Kovačič . For the punishment, around her neck were hung intestines of slaughtered lamb. Some time later her innocence was discoverd and she was cleared of her wrong doing
* In 1809 the castle was burned down by the French army, because the Poljane settlers attacked Napoleon's soldiers when they collect tax

Franciscan cadastre of Carniola (1823-1869)

Source: Geopedija orto-photo

četrtek, 4. december 2014

Mansion Zbure (Swur, Rudolffsberff)

Author: Valvasor, Janez Vajkard, 1641-1693

COUNTRY: Slovenia
HISTORICAL REGION: Lower Carniola
MUNICIPALITY: Smarješke Toplice (Schalowitz Šmarješke toplice k.o.)
SETTLEMENT: Zbure (Swur, Zbure k.o.)
BUILDING:mansion Zbure (Swur, Rudolffsberff)
FORMATION: Mention in 1454 as Guett zu Sheyur
PRESERVATION: no visible traces

Source: Geopedija topografia

Franciscan cadastre of Carniola (1823-1869)

* The settlement Zbure is first mentioned in 1290
* In the 18th century the building was re-built
*A record from 1932 says: "Above Zbure is a big building and in addition to an extensive blank walls. This is a mansion Zbure and next to it the stables, which were burned down 10 years ago. "
* Before the Second World War the mansion was already in the decomposition state

Source: Geopedija orto-photo

sreda, 3. december 2014

Castle old Soteska (Alt Ainöd, Vest ze Ainöd, Ayned, stara Sateska)

Author: Valvasor, Janez Vajkard, 1641-1693

Source: Geopedija topografia

COUNTRY: Slovenia
HISTORICAL REGION: Lower Carniola
MUNICIPALITY: Dolenjske Toplice
SETTLEMENT: Loska vas (Podtrurn, Unterthurn k.o.)
BUILDING: castle old Soteska (Alt Ainöd, Vest ze Ainöd, Ayned, stara Sateska)
FORMATION: first written mention in1311 as der taeber mit der vest zer Aionede
PRESERVATION: ruins

* According to historian Valvasor (1641 - 1693), the castle stood as early as 1231
* The castle was destroyed in 1440 by Cilli warlord Jan Vitovec in a war with Habsburgs
* Castle was abandoned in 1506
*Valvasor wrote that the old Soteska castle was once surrounded by a triple wall and a crown of towers. It had dungeons cut in rock, where they imprisoned Turks and tortured them. Turks gave the castle a special name - Green Castle

Spezialkarte der Österreichisch-ungarischen Monarchie
Author: Bednarowski and Leitner
Year: 1913

Source: Geopedija orto-photo

OWNERS:
In the year 1441, knight Gašper Širski
In the year 1454, Margareta pl. Scheyer, Gregor Gumpler and Janez pl. Benewid
In the year 1628 Count Janez Adam pl. Gallenberg (ruins)

Author: Kurz zum Thurn u. Goldenstein
Year 1860

ponedeljek, 1. december 2014

Mansion Soteska (Ainöd, Ainodt)

Author: Valvasor, Janez Vajkard, 1641-1693

COUNTRY: Slovenia
HISTORICAL REGION: Lower Carniola
MUNICIPALITY: Dolenjske Toplice
SETTLEMENT: Soteska (Gorenje Polje,Oberfeld k.o.)
BUILDING: mansion Soteska (Ainöd, Ainodt)
FORMATION: in 1664-1689 was built by Count Jurij Ziga
PRESERVATION: destroyed by fire on 22 October, 1943

*Mansion Soteska was by the opinion of Valvasor, one of the finest in the land of Carniola
* On the opposite bank of the river Krka are the ruins of a medieval castle Old Soteska
* Manor was built on the site of the demolished tower from the 15th century.
* On the 22nd October, 1943 the mansion was looted and burned to the ground
* The locals used it as a stone quarry for the construction of their houses
* In the immediate vicinity of the castle, stands Devil`s tower. About him circulated a story that the lord of the mansion Soteska in times of severe poverty from farmers requested tax which they were not able to pay, and in return from the farmers demanded that they sent him their daughters over which he exercised his sexual desire. Farmers curse the tower and gave it the name of Devil's Tower