Castle Snežnik
Snežnik Castle is a 13th-century castle in the municipality of Loška Dolina, Slovenia. It is located in the southwest part of the Lož Valley, near the settlement of Kozarišče.Photo: Alenka Veber, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Opening hours: 10:00 AM—7:00 PM
- Email: grad.sneznik@nms.si
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: medieval Slovenian castle
- Also known as: “Snežnik Castle”
- Address: Kozarišče 67, Stari trg pri Ložu, 1386
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Gertrude Church and Golobina.
St. Gertrude Church
Church
Photo: Alenka Veber, CC BY-SA 2.5.
St. Gertrude Church is situated 2½ km north of Castle Snežnik.
Golobina
Cave
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Golobina is a cave, which is situated 4 km northwest of Castle Snežnik.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kozarišče and Šmarata.
Kozarišče
Village
Photo: Alenka Veber, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kozarišče is a village south of Stari Trg pri Ložu in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. The area of the village extends south of the main settlement right to the Snežnik Plateau and to the border with Croatia. Snežnik Castle, a 13th-century castle, is located just southwest of the village.
Šmarata
Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Šmarata is a village south of Stari Trg pri Ložu in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.
Iga vas
Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Iga Vas is a settlement south of Stari Trg in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.
Castle Snežnik
- Categories: castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Municipality of Loška Dolina, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.68274° or 45° 40′ 58″ northLongitude
14.4691° or 14° 28′ 9″ eastOpen location code
8FQPMFM9+3JOpenStreetMap ID
node 301397629OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q3397542
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Turkish—“Castle Snežnik” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Սնեժնիկ ամրոց”
- Chinese: “斯內齊尼克城堡”
- German: “Grad Snežnik”
- German: “Schloss Schneeberg”
- German: “Schloss Snežnik”
- Italian: “Castello Snežnik”
- Latvian: “Snežnikas pils”
- Macedonian: “Снежник”
- Russian: “Замок Шнееберг”
- Russian: “Шнееберг”
- Serbian: “Zamak Snežnik”
- Serbian: “Замак Снежник”
- Serbian: “Снежник”
- Serbian: “Снежнишки замак”
- Serbian: “Тврђава Снежник”
- Slovenian: “Grad Snežnik”
- Slovenian: “Območje gradu Snežnik”
- Slovenian: “Snežniški grad”
- Swedish: “Snežnik slott”
- Turkish: “Snežnik Kalesi”
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