Ruin
Lihtenberk Castle
🇸🇮 Slovenia · 13th century
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.
Lihtenberk Castle ranks #6,448 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #42 of the 44 mapped in Slovenia. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 69% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 861 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.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Lihtenberk Castle?
Lihtenberk Castle stands in Slovenia, at 46.02334°, 14.85786°.
When was Lihtenberk Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1250. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Lihtenberk Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,448 of 8,134 worldwide, and #42 in Slovenia. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Lihtenberk Castle?
Bogenšperk Castle, about 1 km away.
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