Medija Castle
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Medija Castle is a castle ruin located in the western part of the settlement of Izlake
in central Slovenia
. 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: ), whose parents' estate it was and who also spent his childhood at the castle.
Izlake
Izlake is a settlement in the municipality of Zagorje ob Savi in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola...
in central 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...
. 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: ), whose parents' estate it was and who also spent his childhood at the castle.