Šoštanj Castle
Šoštanj Castle is a castle in Municipality of Šoštanj, Slovenia. Šoštanj Castle is situated nearby to the church Sv. Mohor in Fortunat, as well as near mestni park.Photo: Role96, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Šoštanj and Šoštanj Power Plant.
Šoštanj
Railway station
Photo: Ajznponar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Šoštanj is a railway station, which is situated 580 metres east of Šoštanj Castle.
Šoštanj Power Plant
Power station
The Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant is a big lignite, heating oil and natural gas fueled power station in Šoštanj, Slovenia with plate capacity of 1,029 MWe. Šoštanj Power Plant is situated 1 km southeast of Šoštanj Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lokovica and Skorno.
Lokovica
Village
Lokovica is a settlement in the Municipality of Šoštanj in northern Slovenia. It lies in the hills south of the town of Šoštanj. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.
Skorno
Village
Skorno is a settlement in the Municipality of Šmartno ob Paki in northern Slovenia. It lies in the hills above the right bank of the Paka River northwest of Šmartno. Skorno is situated 2½ km southwest of Šoštanj Castle.
Ravne
Village
Ravne is a settlement in the Municipality of Šoštanj in northern Slovenia. It lies in the Mozirje Hills north of the town of Šoštanj. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. Ravne is situated 3 km northeast of Šoštanj Castle.
Šoštanj Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Slovenia
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Municipality of Šoštanj, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.37627° or 46° 22′ 35″ northLongitude
15.04221° or 15° 2′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8FRQ92GR+GVOpenStreetMap ID
way 483232344OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q18530053
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Slovenian—“Šoštanj Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Burg Schönstain”
- German: “Grad Šoštanj”
- German: “Pusti Grad”
- Slovenian: “Grad Šoštanj”
- Slovenian: “Pusti grad”
- Slovenian: “Šoštanjski grad”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sv. Mohor in Fortunat and mestni park.
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