Kolovec (; german: Gerlachstein''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 23.) is a settlement northeast of

Domžale Domžale (; german: Domschale)''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 24. is a town and the seat of Municipality of Domžale. The town lies ...

in the

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region of

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History

The Kolovec area was settled in Roman times, as attested by the discovery of artifacts there. Until the 19th century, bandits were active in the area; the Paleževina farm was owned by a bandit chief named Groga circa 1810, and the Čeh farm northwest of the village center was portrayed in Josip Jurčič's novel '' Rokovnjači'' (The Bandits) as the Mozolovina farm. During the Second World War, the Partisans stored food and weapons in the forest near Kolovec.

Castles

Kolovec was the site of two castles in the past. Both are mentioned and depicted by

Johann Weikhard von Valvasor Johann Weikhard Freiherr von Valvasor or Johann Weichard Freiherr von Valvasor ( sl, Janez Vajkard Valvasor, ) or simply Valvasor (baptised on 28 May 1641 – September or October 1693) was a natural historian and polymath from Carniola, pr ...

in his ''

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'' as ''Gerlachstein''.

Old Gerlachstein Castle

Old Gerlachstein Castle, also known as Kolovec Castle ( sl, Kolovški grad), stood on a hill northeast of the settlement and was built in the 12th century. It burned down in 1560, and the site was abandoned. Today it is referred to in Slovene as ''Stari grad'' 'the old castle'. The ruins of the castle are still visible.

New Gerlachstein Castle

The second castle, built just outside the settlement to the southwest, was built in 1530. It burned down in 1679, but was rebuilt by the owners. During the

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it was used by the German army as its local headquarters until 1942, and it was burned down by Partisans in April 1943, supposedly to prevent the army from using it again. The remains are barely visible today.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Kolovec include: *Franz Erasmus von Hohenwart (1650–1714), hereditary cupbearer and genealogist

References

External links

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Kolovec on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Domžale {{Domžale-geo-stub