Turjak (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 46.) is a settlement in the

Municipality of Velike Lašče The Municipality of Velike Lašče (; ) is a municipality in Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Velike Lašče. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Regi ...

in central

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. The entire municipality is part of the traditional region of

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and is now included in the

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Castles

Turjak is best known as the location of

Turjak Castle Turjak Castle (; or ''turjaški grad'', , later ''Burg Auersperg'') is a 13th-century castle located above the settlement of Turjak, part of the municipality of Velike Lašče in the Lower Carniola region of Slovenia. The castle is 20 km so ...

, a large 13th-century castle, greatly rebuilt in the early 16th century, one of the best-known and best-preserved castles in all of

Carniola Carniola ( ; ; ; ) is a historical region that comprised parts of present-day Slovenia. Although as a whole it does not exist anymore, Slovenes living within the former borders of the region still tend to identify with its traditional parts Upp ...

. The ruins of a smaller and older castle known as ''stari grad Turjak'' 'Old Turjak Castle' stand on a rocky promontory above the Želimlje Valley. It was probably built by the end of the 11th century and was the original residence of the Auersperg family, predating the better-known castle just to the southeast.

Gallery

Vas Turjak z gradom Turjak 1907.jpg, Turjak in 1907

References

External links

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Turjak on Geopedia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Turjak Populated places in the Municipality of Velike Lašče