Slovenia · 13th century
Podsreda Castle ranks #6,435 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #38 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. 10 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Zagreb, 38 km away. See how Slovenia compares in the castle statistics.
Podsreda Castle is a fortress in Slovenia with in the Kozje region. It was formerly known as Hörberg or Herberch. The castle contains a small chapel and a defense tower.
It was built in the 13th century. Then the castle was owned by the counts of Celje and the counts of Ptuj. During the Second World War the castle was nearly destroyed. However, since 1983 the castle has been under renovation by the Kozje Park Public Institute with renovations being completed in 2015.
Text adapted from “Podsreda Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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