Ljubljana Castle
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Ljubljana Castle is a castle complex standing on Castle Hill above downtown Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is a key landmark of the town. Originally a medieval fortress, it was probably constr
Ljubljanski grad in Grajski grič
Interior of St. George's Chapel
Courtyard of Ljubljana Castle
Medieval bay windows at the southern side
Sponheim family
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The House of Sponheim or Spanheim was a medieval German noble family, which originated in Rhenish Franconia. They were immediate Counts of Sponheim until 1437 and Dukes of Carinthia from 1122 until 12
Ljubljana Castle
…the Patriarchate. According to the historian Peter Štih's deduction, this happened between 1112 and 1125. Until 1144 the castle became property of the House of Sponheim. In 1256, Ljubljana Castle was mentioned in a document as the most important castle of the rulers of Carniola (Latin: castrum capitalis). In the late…
Original arms of the House of Sponheim
Sponheim Castle ruins (19th century), Caspar Scheuren