Žovnek Castle

Žovnek Castle is a castle northeast of Braslovče, Slovenia. It lies above Lake Žovnek. The Lords of Žovnek, later Counts of Celje, were named after the castle. The castle was first mentioned in 1278 as Castrum Sevnekke, and later as Sannegg.

Photo: Yerpo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lake Žovnek and Stopnik Castle.

Lake Žovnek

Photo: Yerpo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lake Žovnek is a lake near Celje in Slovenia.

Stopnik Castle

Castle

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Stopnik Castle is situated 3 km southwest of Žovnek Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stopnik and Spodnje Gorče.

Stopnik

Village

Photo: Sl-Ziga, Public domain.

Stopnik is a settlement in the Municipality of Vransko in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. Stopnik is situated 2½ km southwest of Žovnek Castle.

Spodnje Gorče

Hamlet

Spodnje Gorče is a small village in the Municipality of Braslovče in Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. Spodnje Gorče is situated 2½ km east of Žovnek Castle.

Kamenče

Village

Kamenče is a small settlement in the Municipality of Braslovče in northern Slovenia. It lies just east of Lake Žovnek. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The Municipality of Braslovče is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. Kamenče is situated 3 km east of Žovnek Castle.

Žovnek Castle

Type: Tourist attraction
Description: castle
Categories: castle ruin, castle, tourism, and historic site
Location: Municipality of Braslovče, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.27641° or 46° 16′ 35″ north

Longitude

15.00378° or 15° 0′ 14″ east

Open location code

8FRQ72G3+HG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 437350684

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

Q694090

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In Other Languages

From Czech to Slovenian—“Žovnek Castle” goes by many names.

Czech: “Žovnek”
Danish: “Zovnek slot”
Danish: “Žovnek slot”
German: “Sanegg”
German: “Sanneck”
Italian: “Castello di Žovnek”
Macedonian: “Жовнек”
Slovak: “Žovnek”
Slovenian: “Grad Žovnek”
Slovenian: “Razvaline gradu”
Slovenian: “Žovneški grad”

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