Celje Castle

Celje Castle, also known as Celje Upper Castle or Old Castle, is a castle ruin in , , formerly the seat of the Counts of Celje. It stands on three hills to the southeast of Celje, where the river meanders into the valley.
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  • Opening hours:
    January: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
    February: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
    March: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
    April: 9:00 AM—7:00 PM
    May: 9:00 AM—8:00 PM
    June—August: 9:00 AM—9:00 PM
    September: 9:00 AM—8:00 PM
    October: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
    November: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
    December: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
  • Email: info@visitcelje.eu
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: medieval castle above Celje, Slovenia
  • Also known as: “Alte Burg”, “Celje”, “celjei felsővár”, “celjei óvár”, “Celjský hrad”, “Grad Celje”, “Horní hrad”, “Obercilli”, “Stari Grad”, “Starý hrad”, “Zgornji Celjski grad”, and “ปราสาทเซเลีย”
  • Address: Cesta na grad 78, Celje, 3000

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Celje railway station and Celje Cathedral.

Railway station
Photo: XJamRastafire, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a railway station in , . It was erected in 1846. is situated 1 km north of Celje Castle.

Church
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is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Prophet Daniel in , . It has been the episcopal seat of the diocese of Celje since the creation of the diocese in 2006. is situated 1 km northwest of Celje Castle.

Church
Photo: Janezdrilc, CC0.
is situated 790 metres northwest of Celje Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pečovnik and Zvodno.

Village
is a settlement on the left bank of the River in the City Municipality of Celje in eastern . The area is part of the traditional region of Styria.

Village
is a settlement in the City Municipality of Celje in eastern . It lies on the southeastern outskirts of . The area is part of the traditional region of Styria.

Hamlet
is a settlement in the City Municipality of Celje in eastern . It lies on the southeastern outskirts of . The area is part of the traditional region of Styria.

Celje Castle

Latitude
46.21963° or 46° 13′ 11″ north
Longitude
15.27226° or 15° 16′ 20″ east
Open location code
8FRQ679C+VW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 192774121
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q3355366
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Celje Castle” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Castiellu de Celje”
  • Basque: “Celjeko gaztelua”
  • Chinese: “采列城堡”
  • Czech: “hrad Celje”
  • Danish: “Celje slot”
  • Dutch: “Celje Castle”
  • German: “Stari Grad Celje”
  • Hungarian: “Celjei vár”
  • Italian: “Castello alto di Celje”
  • Italian: “castello di Celje”
  • Macedonian: “Цељски замок”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Celje slott”
  • Norwegian: “Celje slott”
  • Polish: “Zamek Cylejski”
  • Russian: “Цельский замок”
  • Slovenian: “Celjski grad”
  • Thai: “ปราสาทแซลิแย”
  • Ukrainian: “Целеський замок”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Osenica and Kapucinski samostan Svete Cecilije v Celju.

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