Medija Castle Explained

Medija Castle (Slovenian: Medijski grad, Grad Medija, German: Schloss Gallenegg[1]) is a castle ruin located in the southern part of the settlement of Podlipovica, west of Izlake, in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi, central-eastern Slovenia.[2] The castle and its stables were destroyed by the Yugoslav Partisans during World War II. The castle chapel was later restored and now serves as a venue for plays, concerts, and other cultural events, as well as weddings.

The castle is best known as the supposed resting place of the polymath Johann Weikhard von Valvasor (Slovene: Slovenian: Janez Vajkard Valvasor), whose parents owned the estate, and who also spent his childhood at the castle.[3]

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46.1485°N 14.9228°W

Notes and References

  1. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 93.
  2. Web site: 8659: Podlipovica - Območje gradu Medija . sl. 8659: Podlipovica – The Area of Medija Castle . Register nepremične kulturne dediščine [Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage] . Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia . 9 July 2015.
  3. Web site: Valvasor Janez Vajkard . Slovenski Biografski Leksikon . 11 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110502064827/http://nl.ijs.si:8080/fedora/get/sbl:4160/VIEW/ . 2 May 2011 . sl.