Kamnik Upper Castle
Kamnik Upper Castle is a castle in Municipality of Kamnik, Slovenia. Kamnik Upper Castle is situated nearby to the peak Mala Špica, as well as near the bus station Avtobusna Postaja Kamnik.- Type: Castle
- Also known as: “Stari grad”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chapel of St. Eligius and Small Castle.
Chapel of St. Eligius
Church
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapel of St. Eligius is a church, which is situated 390 metres west of Kamnik Upper Castle.
Small Castle
Ruins
Photo: U5K0, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Little Castle in Kamnik, Slovenia, once formed part of a castle constructed in the 11th or early 12th century at the strategic site above the narrow passage near an important trail. Small Castle is situated 440 metres west of Kamnik Upper Castle.
Rudolf Maister’s Birth House
Museum
Photo: Žiga, Public domain.
Rudolf Maister’s Birth House is a museum, which is situated 670 metres west of Kamnik Upper Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kamnik and Vrhpolje pri Kamniku.
Kamnik
Photo: Athena Lao, CC BY 2.0.
Kamnik is a town in Central Slovenia. Once a rival to Ljubljana and Kranj for economic dominance of Carniola, today's Kamnik is a sleepy suburb of Ljubljana, with a population of just over 14,000.
Vrhpolje pri Kamniku
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Vrhpolje pri Kamniku is a settlement in the Municipality of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Urban expansion has turned it into a single continuous settlement with the neighbouring settlement of Nevlje.
Nevlje
Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nevlje is a settlement on the Nevljica River in the Municipality of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is located approximately 1 kilometre from Kamnik.
Kamnik Upper Castle
- Categories: castle ruin, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Municipality of Kamnik, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.22393° or 46° 13′ 26″ northLongitude
14.61722° or 14° 37′ 2″ eastOpen location code
8FRP6JF8+HVOpenStreetMap ID
way 187204895OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q12803453
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In Other Languages
From German to Slovenian—“Kamnik Upper Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Alte Burg Stein”
- German: “Burg Oberstein”
- German: “Stari Grad”
- Slovenian: “Arheološko najdišče Stari grad”
- Slovenian: “Stari grad Kamnik”
- Slovenian: “Stari grad, Kamnik”
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Highlights include Stari grad and Mala Špica.
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