Celje Castle

Celje Castle

Celje Castle, Celje Upper Castle and also "Old Castle" (Slovene Celjski grad, Celjski zgornji grad or "Stari grad") is a castle in Celje, Slovenia. It is located near the banks of the river Savinja. It was founded in 1322 but has since undergone much change and since 18th century is mainly a large ruin. It represents one of the largest fortification and castle in Slovene territory. For a long time of period during the 14th and 15th century it was the seat of the Counts of Celje.

History

The oldest record of a castle dates from 1322 as "purch Cylie" and later it was mentioned as "vest Cili" (1341), "castrum Cilie" (1451), "gsloss Obercili" (1468) and similar. It is characteristic that the name "Obercili" - "Upper Celje" ("Gornje Celje") appeared only after the extinction of the Counts of Celje. Its original name was the Castle Celje (grad Celje).

External links

* [http://revver.com/video/353977/planet-cilli A video showing the Celje Castle]


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