Kolovec Castle
Kolovec Castle is a castle in Kamnik, Central Slovenia. Kolovec Castle is situated nearby to the peak Ronta, as well as near Babji trebuh.Photo: Johann Weikhard von Valvasor, Public domain.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Slovenia
- Also known as: “Stari grad Kolovec”
- Inscription: “Stari grad Kolovec”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Volčji Potok Arboretum.
Volčji Potok Arboretum
Garden
Photo: Smihael, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Volčji Potok Arboretum was opened to the public in 1952. It originally formed part of the Souvan family estate in 1885, which was taken over by the University of Ljubljana in 1952 and legally declared a place of cultural and natural heritage of national importance. Volčji Potok Arboretum is situated 3 km west of Kolovec Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kolovec and Trebelno pri Palovčah.
Kolovec
Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kolovec is a settlement northeast of Domžale in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Trebelno pri Palovčah
Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Trebelno pri Palovčah is a small settlement, little more than a group of three dispersed farmsteads, in the hills east of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Rudnik pri Radomljah
Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rudnik pri Radomljah is a dispersed settlement of isolated small farms on the hills above Volčji Potok in the Municipality of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Kolovec Castle
- Categories: castle ruin, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kamnik, Central Slovenia, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.19766° or 46° 11′ 52″ northLongitude
14.64959° or 14° 38′ 59″ eastInception
12th centuryOpen location code
8FRP5JXX+3ROpenStreetMap ID
node 10038119786OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q66882409
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Slovenian—“Kolovec Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Gerlachstein”
- German: “Gerlochstain”
- German: “Gerlochstein”
- German: “Gerlochstyn”
- Slovenian: “Grad Kolovec”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kolovec and Ronta.
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