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Vilnius, Lithuania
1429
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19th century
Vilnius, Lithuania
1386-1426
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c. 1409
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1579
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1952
Vilnius, Lithuania
1799
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1495–1500
Vilnius, Lithuania
1604-1635
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1750
Vilnius, Lithuania
1992
Vilnius, Lithuania
1933
Vilnius, Lithuania
1567
Vilnius, Lithuania
1503-1522
Vilnius, Lithuania
1840s
Vilnius, Lithuania
15th century
Vilnius, Lithuania
14th century
Vilnius, Lithuania
1636
Vilnius, Lithuania
17th century
Vilnius, Lithuania
1668-1676
Vilnius, Lithuania
1635-1653
Vilnius, Lithuania
1903
Vilnius, Lithuania
1690–1700
Vilnius, Lithuania
1691-1697
Vilnius, Lithuania
16th century
Vilnius, Lithuania
1941
Celje Castle was once the largest fortification on Slovenian territory. The first fortified building on the site (a Romanesque palace) was built in the first half of the 13th century by the Counts of Heunburg from Carinthia on the stony outcrop on the western side of the ridge where the castle stands. It had five sides, or four plus the southern side, which was a natural defence. The first written records of the castle date back to between 1125 and 1137; it was probably built by Count Gunter. In the western section of the castle, there was a building with several floors. Remains of the walls of this palatium have survived. In the eastern section, there was an enclosed courtyard with large water reservoirs. The eastern wall, which protects the castle from its most exposed side, was around three metres thicker than the rest of the curtain wall. The wall was topped with a parapet and protected walkway.