Bratislava, Slovakia
1452
Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
1702-1715
Košice, Slovakia
1378
Košice, Slovakia
1681
Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia
1488-1491
Bratislava, Slovakia
1907-1908
Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
13th century
Žilina, Slovakia
c. 1400
Hlavná, Slovakia
14th century
Cervený Klástor, Slovakia
c. 1307
Košice, Slovakia
c. 1290
Nitra, Slovakia
12th century
Hronský Benadik, Slovakia
1075
Kežmarok, Slovakia
1593/1717
Trnava, Slovakia
1629-1637
Rožňava, Slovakia
1304
Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia
14th century
Hervartov, Slovakia
c. 1480
Nové Zámky, Slovakia
1626-1631
Hronsek, Slovakia
1725
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.