Gallipoli, Italy
1629-1696
Venice, Italy
639 AD
Cividale del Friuli, Italy
15th century
Albenga, Italy
c. 1100
Treviso, Italy
1768
Modica, Italy
1702
Chiavari, Italy
1610-1613
Monza, Italy
1300
Pavia, Italy
1488
Taranto, Italy
11th century
Caltanissetta, Italy
1560
Udine, Italy
1236
Vieste, Italy
18th century
Savona, Italy
1559
Lipari, Italy
1131
Lodi, Italy
1158
Monopoli, Italy
1107
Altamura, Italy
1232-1254
Padua, Italy
1551
Venice, Italy
7th century
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.