  
bb-slo-138.jpg The castle was built in the 15th century. It is first mentioned in 1533. Between 1672 and 1692 its lord was baron Janez Vajkard Valvazor, the great Slovene polymath and member of the London-based Royal Society, who wrote the first extensive research book about Slovene nation, its land and its customs "The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola". |