Vipava Castle

View of Vipava Castle

Vipava Castle (Slovene: Grad Vipava, German: Schloss Alt Wippach) is a castle ruin above the town of Vipava, in the eponymous municipality in southwestern Slovenia.

History

Built by the Patriarchate of Aquileia, the castle was first recorded in 1275 as Castrum Wipaci superioris. It was the residence of the knights of Vipava until the mid-14th century, when it became a ducal fief, granted to a long series of noble and knightly families, including the knights of Rihemberk, lords of Snežnik and Belopeš, Counts of Celje, barons Herberstein, Counts Thurn, the noble family of Edling, counts Thrillegkh, and finally the counts Lanthieri, who abandoned the decaying castle in the 17th century.

The ruins of the Romanesque structure trace the rectangular layout of its thick walls, enclosing two residential buildings guarded by an impressive defensive tower.

Sources

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• Jakič, Ivan: All Slovenian Castles: A Lexicon of Slovene Castle Heritage. Ljubljana, 1997.
• photos at gradovi.jesenice.net

Municipality of Vipava
Settlements	Administrative centre: Vipava Duplje Erzelj Goče Gradišče pri Vipavi Hrašče Lozice Lože Manče Nanos Orehovica Podbreg Podgrič Podnanos Podraga Poreče Sanabor Slap Vrhpolje Zemono
Landmarks	Baumkircher Tower Lanthieri Mansion Leutemberg Castle St. Stephen's Parish Church Vipava Castle Vipava Valley Zemono Manor
Notable people	Andrej Baumkircher Sigismund von Herberstein Sebastian Krelj Anton Lavrin Stanko Premrl

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Coordinates: 45°51′1.81″N 13°57′51.51″E / 45.8505028°N 13.9643083°E / 45.8505028; 13.9643083