Slovenia · Partial ruin
Žovnek Castle
Žovnek Castle is a medieval fortress northeast of Braslovče in Slovenia, perched above Lake Žovnek. First mentioned in 1278, it gave its name to the Lords of Žovnek (later the Counts of Celje).
Its prime
1400
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1400
What Žovnek Castle looked like in its prime.
Žovnek Castle crowns a wooded limestone hill above Lake Žovnek, its silhouette dominated by a tall cylindrical keep with a steep conical red-tiled roof and a smaller adjoining roofed gatehouse; a long light-grey stone curtain wall runs along the ridge ending in a higher eastern tower whose upper sections later fell to ruin. A timber bridge links a lower outer bailey to the main gate. In its prime the walls and towers were continuous and roofed and the inner ward contained service ranges around an open courtyard.
Its story
The story of Žovnek Castle.
Žovnek Castle stands above Lake Žovnek, north-east of Braslovče in Slovenia. It was first mentioned in 1278 as Castrum Sevnekke, and later as Sannegg.
The Lords of Žovnek took their name from the castle, and it was as the Counts of Celje that the family later became known. The medieval fortress itself survives as a partial ruin on its height above the lake.
Step inside
7 places to explore in 1400.
The record describes 7 distinct spots at Žovnek Castle — including 1 interior: gatehouse passage looking into the inner ward. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more rooms, more angles, and more of the place to stand in.
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Clans who held Žovnek Castle.
The families that held Žovnek Castle for a decade or more across its history — follow a name to its clan.
Celje
Eponymous seat of the Lords of Žovnek, the family later known as the Counts of Celje.
