Castle Khislstein

Kieselstein Castle, also known as Khislstein, is a 13th-century castle in the city of , in the Upper Carniola region of . The castle stands at what was once a defensible point, guarding the city pier and crossing over the river , and was predated on the site by a round 11th-century keep.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in Slovenia
  • Also known as: “Kieselstein Castle”
  • Address: Tomšičeva ulica 44, Kranj, 4000

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Cantianus and Companions Parish Church and Our Lady of the Rosary Church.

Church
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is situated 110 metres east of Castle Khislstein.

Church
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is situated 130 metres southeast of Castle Khislstein.

Museum
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is situated 240 metres northeast of Castle Khislstein.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kranj and Huje.

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is the fourth-largest city in and the largest urban center of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and the Slovene . It is located approximately 20 kilometres northwest of the national capital , acting as the seat of the City Municipality of .

Suburb
is a former settlement in the Municipality of in the Upper Carniola region of . It now corresponds to the neighborhood of in Kranj.

Suburb
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is a former settlement in the in the Upper Carniola region of . It now corresponds to the neighborhood of in Kranj.

Castle Khislstein

Latitude
46.23843° or 46° 14′ 18″ north
Longitude
14.35439° or 14° 21′ 16″ east
Open location code
8FRP69Q3+9Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 377513637
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q3402470
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Castle Khislstein” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Kieselstein gaztelua”
  • Chinese: “科斯萊斯滕城堡”
  • Dutch: “Kieselstein Castle”
  • German: “Schloss Kieselstein”
  • Indonesian: “Kastil Kieselstein”
  • Macedonian: “Кизелштајн”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Khiselstein”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Khislstein”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Kieselstein / Khislstein”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Kieselstein”
  • Slovenian: “Khislstein”
  • Slovenian: “Kieselstein”
  • Ukrainian: “Кізельштайнський замок”

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