Šteberk Castle
The ruins of Šteberk Castle stand at an elevation of 647 meters above the settlement of Podšteberk southeast of Cerknica, Slovenia. The ruins are located in the territory of the village of Žerovnica.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Johann Weikhard von Valvasor, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cross Cave and Križna gora.
Cross Cave
Cave
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Cross Cave, also named Cold Cave under Cross Mountain, is a cave in Slovenia's Lož Valley, in the area between the Lož Karst Field, Cerknica Karst Field, and Bloke Plateau. Cross Cave is situated 1½ km east of Šteberk Castle.
Lož Castle
Ruins
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lož Castle, also known as Pusti Grad, is a castle ruin above the settlement of Lož in central Slovenia's Lož Valley. The castle and its lordship are mentioned in period documents under various names, including Los, Louse, Lose, and Lösch. Lož Castle is situated 3½ km southeast of Šteberk Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Podšteberk and Sveta Ana pri Ložu.
Podšteberk
Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Podšteberk is a former settlement in the Municipality of Cerknica in central Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Lipsenj. The area is part of the traditional region of Inner Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Littoral–Inner Carniola Statistical Region.
Sveta Ana pri Ložu
Hamlet
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sveta Ana pri Ložu is a village east of Podlož in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.
Lipsenj
Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lipsenj is a small village between Žerovnica and Gorenje Jezero on the eastern edge of Lake Cerknica in the Municipality of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.
Šteberk Castle
- Type: Ruins
- Categories: castle ruin and historic site
- Location: Loška Dolina Municipality, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
45.74893° or 45° 44′ 56″ northLongitude
14.44676° or 14° 26′ 48″ eastOpen location code
8FQPPCXW+HPOpenStreetMap ID
node 746772368OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q18530057
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In Other Languages
From German to Slovenian—“Šteberk Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Burg Ste(E)Gberg”
- German: “Grad Šteberk”
- Macedonian: “Штеберк”
- Slovenian: “Grad Šteberk”
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Highlights include Stari grad and Izvir Lipsenjščice.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Šteberk Castle”. Photo: Johann Weikhard von Valvasor, Public domain.