Castle Khislstein
Kieselstein Castle, also known as Khislstein, is a 13th-century castle in the city of Kranj, in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. The castle stands at what was once a defensible point, guarding the city pier and crossing over the river Sava, and was predated on the site by a round 11th-century keep.Photo: Meho29, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- 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.
St. Cantianus and Companions Parish Church
Church
Photo: Meho29, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Cantianus and Companions Parish Church is situated 110 metres east of Castle Khislstein.
Our Lady of the Rosary Church
Church
Photo: Gitanes232, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Our Lady of the Rosary Church is situated 130 metres southeast of Castle Khislstein.
Prešeren museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Prešeren museum is situated 240 metres northeast of Castle Khislstein.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kranj and Huje.
Kranj
Photo: Meho29, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kranj is the fourth-largest city in Slovenia and the largest urban center of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and the Slovene Alps. It is located approximately 20 kilometres northwest of the national capital Ljubljana, acting as the seat of the City Municipality of Kranj.
Huje
Suburb
Huje is a former settlement in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It now corresponds to the neighborhood of Huje in Kranj.
Orehek
Suburb
Castle Khislstein
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.23843° or 46° 14′ 18″ northLongitude
14.35439° or 14° 21′ 16″ eastOpen location code
8FRP69Q3+9QOpenStreetMap ID
way 377513637OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata 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”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Galerija Prešernovih nagrajencev and Škrlovec Tower.
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