Slovenia · 13th century
Lihtenberk Castle ranks #6,942 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #44 of the 50 mapped in Slovenia. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1091 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Ljubljana, 27 km away. See how Slovenia compares in the castle statistics.
Lihtenberk Castle (Slovene: Grad Lihtenberk, German: Schloss Lichtenberg) is a 13th-century castle ruin located in the Municipality of Šmartno pri Litiji in central Slovenia, directly adjacent to later Bogenšperk Castle. It is best known for a minor association with the 17th-century historian Johann Weikhard von Valvasor, who owned the ruin and styled himself (among other things) "von Lichtenberg."
Text adapted from “Lihtenberk Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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