Bizeljsko Castle (, ) is a

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in Bizeljska Vas, a village in the

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, in southeastern Slovenia. It consists of a residential part that forms the centre of the complex and includes a

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chapel, as well as an outer part that served a defensive purpose. The castle was mentioned for the first time in written sources in 1404. It has belonged to the families Tattenbach and

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, among others. The oldest parts of the now-visible structure date from the 14th century, and the castle has been rebuilt and expanded gradually over the centuries.

Gallery

File:Grad Bizeljsko.jpg File:Bizeljsko Castle 1864.jpg, Historical image (1864)

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* {{Brežice , state=collapsed Castles in Styria (Slovenia) Municipality of Brežice Buildings and structures completed in the 14th century Cultural monuments of Slovenia