Bizeljsko Castle

Bizeljsko Castle (Slovene: grad Bizeljsko; grad Orešje, German: Schloss Wisell) is a castle in Bizeljska Vas, a village in the Municipality of Brežice, southeastern Slovenia. It consists of a residential part that forms the centre of the complex and includes a Baroque chapel, and an outer part that served a defensive purpose.[1]

Bizeljsko Castle
grad Bizeljsko
Bizeljska Vas (Municipality of Brežice), southeastern Slovenia
Bizeljsko Castle
Coordinates46.0394°N 15.6942°E / 46.0394; 15.6942

The castle was mentioned for the first time in written sources in 1404. It has belonged to the families Tattenbach and Windisch-Graetz, among others. The oldest parts of the now visible structure dates from the 14th century, and the castle has been rebuilt and extended gradually over the centuries.

  • Historical image (1864)

References
  1. "Bizeljsko, Orešje Castle". slovenia.info. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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