Rifnik Castle
Rifnik Castle is a castle in Municipality of Šentjur, Slovenia. Rifnik Castle is situated nearby to the wayside shrine Urlebova kapela, as well as near the archaeological site Arheološki park Rifnik.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rifnik Hill and Rifnik archaeological site.
Rifnik Hill
Peak
Rifnik Hill is a hill with an archaeological open-air museum in eastern Slovenia. The archaeological park consists of a reconstruction of a Hallstatt house from the late Bronze Age.
Rifnik archaeological site
Archaeological site
Rifnik archaeological site is situated 440 metres southeast of Rifnik Castle.
Šentjur train station
Railway station
Šentjur train station is a railway station, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Rifnik Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rifnik and Sotensko pod Kalobjem.
Rifnik
Village
Rifnik is a settlement in the Municipality of Šentjur, eastern Slovenia. It lies on Rifnik Hill, just south of the town of Šentjur. The settlement, and the entire municipality, are included in the Savinja Statistical Region, which is in the Slovenian portion of the historical Duchy of Styria.
Sotensko pod Kalobjem
Village
Sotensko pod Kalobjem is a small settlement in the Municipality of Šentjur, eastern Slovenia. It lies just off the regional road leading south out of the town of Šentjur, towards Šentrupert.
Hruševec
Suburb
Hruševec is a small settlement on the left bank of the Voglajna River in the Municipality of Šentjur, in eastern Slovenia. The settlement, and the entire municipality, are included in the Savinja Statistical Region, which is in the Slovenian portion of the historical Duchy of Styria.
Rifnik Castle
- Type: Castle
- Also known as: “Ruševine Gradu Rifnik”
- Categories: castle ruin, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Municipality of Šentjur, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.20157° or 46° 12′ 6″ north
Longitude
15.40299° or 15° 24′ 11″ east
Open location code
8FRQ6C23+J5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Slovenian—“Rifnik Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Burg Reicheneck”
- German: “Burg Reichenegg”
- German: “Grad Rifnik”
- Slovenian: “Grad Rifnik”
- Slovenian: “Grad”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Urlebova kapela and Arheološki park Rifnik.
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