Škrlovec Tower
Škrlovec Tower is a tower in Urban Municipality of Kranj, Slovenia which is located on Škrlovec. Škrlovec Tower is situated nearby to the art gallery Galerija Prešernovih nagrajencev, as well as near Castle Khislstein.Photo: Mravlja Matjaz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tower
- Also known as: “Škrlovec”
- Address: Škrlovec 3, Kranj, 4000
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle Khislstein and St. Cantianus and Companions Parish Church.
Castle Khislstein
Castle
Photo: Meho29, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
St. Cantianus and Companions Parish Church
Church
Photo: Meho29, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Cantianus and Companions Parish Church is situated 160 metres southeast of Škrlovec Tower.
Prešeren museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Prešeren museum is situated 200 metres northeast of Škrlovec Tower.
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.
Struževo
Suburb
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Struževo is a former settlement in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It now corresponds to the neighborhood of Struževo in Kranj.
Škrlovec Tower
- Categories: fortified tower and building
- Location: Urban Municipality of Kranj, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.23923° or 46° 14′ 21″ northLongitude
14.35406° or 14° 21′ 15″ eastOpen location code
8FRP69Q3+MJOpenStreetMap ID
way 377513642OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q60358099
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Satellite Map
Discover Škrlovec Tower from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Czech to Slovenian—“Škrlovec Tower” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Bašta Škrlovec (Městská občina Kranj)”
- German: “Škrlovec-Turm”
- German: “Stolp Škrlovec”
- Slovenian: “Obrambni stolp Škrlovec”
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Highlights include Galerija Prešernovih nagrajencev and Majdičev mlin.
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