Kolovec
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Kolovec is a settlement northeast of Domžale
in the Upper Carniola
region of Slovenia
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Kolovec was the site of two castle
s in the past. Both are mentioned and depicted by Janez Vajkard Valvasor
in his Glory of the Duchy of Carniola
as Gerlachstein. The older castle stood on a hill to the northeast of the settlement and was built in the 12th century. It was burnt down in 1560 and the site was abandoned. The ruins of the castle are still visible. The second castle, built just outside the settlement to the southwest, was built in 1530. It burnt down in 1679, but was rebuilt by the owners. In the Second World War it was used by German army as its local headquarters until 1942 and was burnt down by the Partisans in April 1943 to prevent the army from using it again. Remains are hardly visible today.
Domžale
Domžale is a municipality and city Slovenia. Domžale is known today for its flourishing small businesses, agriculture, and light industry . It is the site of the renaissance Krumperk Castle...
in the Upper Carniola
Upper Carniola
Upper Carniola is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The centre of the region is Kranj, while other urban centers include Jesenice, Tržič, Škofja Loka, Kamnik, and Domžale.- Historical background :...
region of Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
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Kolovec was the site of two castle
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
s in the past. Both are mentioned and depicted by Janez Vajkard Valvasor
Janez Vajkard Valvasor
Johann Weichard Freiherr von Valvasor or simply Valvasor was a Slovenian nobleman, scientist and polymath, and a fellow of the Royal Society in London.-Biography:...
in his Glory of the Duchy of Carniola
The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola
The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola is Johann Weikhard von Valvasor's most important work on history and natural history of his homeland Carniola, a central part of the present-day Slovenia and Istria in Croatia....
as Gerlachstein. The older castle stood on a hill to the northeast of the settlement and was built in the 12th century. It was burnt down in 1560 and the site was abandoned. The ruins of the castle are still visible. The second castle, built just outside the settlement to the southwest, was built in 1530. It burnt down in 1679, but was rebuilt by the owners. In the Second World War it was used by German army as its local headquarters until 1942 and was burnt down by the Partisans in April 1943 to prevent the army from using it again. Remains are hardly visible today.