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Celje Castle from Pečovnik (to the southwest)
The panorama of Celje Castle from its great tower

Celje Castle (Slovene: Celjski grad), also known as Celje Upper Castle (Celjski zgornji grad) or Old Castle (Stari grad), is a castle ruin in Celje, Slovenia, formerly the seat of the Counts of Celje. It stands on three hills to the southeast of Celje, where the river Savinja meanders into the Laško valley. Today, the castle is in the process of being restored. It was once the largest fortification on Slovenian territory.

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Celje Castle

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Celje Castle (Slovene: Celjski grad), also known as Celje Upper Castle (Celjski zgornji grad) or Old Castle (Stari grad), is a castle ruin in Celje, Slovenia...

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Celje

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of the City Municipality of Celje (Slovene: Mestna občina Celje). The town of Celje is located below Upper Celje Castle (407 m or 1,335 ft) at the confluence...

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Counts of Celje

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receiving the title Cylie or Cilli derived from Celje Castle. The Counts of Celje soon owned more than 20 castles spread over the territory of modern Slovenia...

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Elizabeth of Celje

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Elizabeth of Celje (1441 – 1455), also Elizabeth of Cilli, was the first wife of Matthias Corvinus, the future King of Hungary. Elizabeth was born to...

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Celje Airfield

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Celje Airfield (ICAO: LJCL) (Slovene: Letališče Celje or Letališče Levec) is a recreational aerodrome, located to the north of Levec near Celje in Slovenia...

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Hermann I of Celje

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List of castles in Slovenia

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Urban Municipality of Celje

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of Celje (pronounced [ˈtsɛ̀ːljɛ] ; Slovene: Mestna občina Celje) is one of twelve urban municipalities in Slovenia. Its seat is the city of Celje, a regional...

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strategically important Celje Castle. This union of the Sanneck (Žovnek) and Heunburg (Vovbre) noble houses would give birth to the House of Celje. Earlier historians...

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Anna of Cilli

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late king Casimir III of Poland. It is likely that Anna was born in Celje Castle (in the Duchy of Styria, now in Slovenia), which was ruled by her father...

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Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024

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Celje National Hall

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Celje National Hall (Slovene: Narodni dom) is a city hall in Celje, a town in central-eastern Slovenia. It was built between 1895 and 1896 and today hosts...

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Celje Water Tower

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The Celje Water Tower (Slovene: Vodni stolp v Celju) is a well-preserved part of the town walls of Celje, Slovenia. It was built as a corner tower after...

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