Nitra, Slovakia
1624-1630
Tvrdošín, Slovakia
15th century
Jasov, Slovakia
1170/1766
Nitra, Slovakia
11th century
Bodružal, Slovakia
1658
Ladomirová, Slovakia
1742
Leštiny, Slovakia
1688
Kopčany, Slovakia
9-10th century AD
Ruská Bystrá, Slovakia
1720-1730
Tvrdošín, Slovakia
1766
Kostoľany pod Tribečom, Slovakia
c. 1000 AD
Nitra, Slovakia
12th century
Trenčín, Slovakia
1224
Samorín, Slovakia
13th century
Levice, Slovakia
12th 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.