Sevnica settlement is for the first time mentioned as Liehtenwalde in 1275. The castle itself is mentioned
in land register of Salzburg for Brežice and Sevnica in 1309 as castellum Liehtenwalde. In the land register
from year 1322 the castle is mentioned as castrum Liehtenwald and then in 1323 as ammannshaus - residence
of a clerk, managing Sevnica castle. In later documents it is mentioned as die vest Lehtenwald in 1346 and
in 1373 as (haus) Liehtenwald. Between 1479 and 1491 the castle was due to dispute between emperor Friderik III.
and newly appointed archbishop of Salzburg Bernard Rohr in the hands of Hungaro-Croatian king Matthias Corvinus or by
folk tradition king Matjaž. In 1494 when new emperor Maksimiljan has returned the castle, which was in Hungarian hands until 1491,
to archdiocese the castle is mentioned as sloss Liechtenwald.
After that stewards took turns on the castle, Hans of Rajhenburg after his death followed by Ivan Ungnad in 1519 until his death,
in 1558 Oswald Göriacher. In 1563 the dominion was leased by Boltežar baron noble Lamberg, in 1590 Ivan baron noble Khiessl and in 1595
Inocenc Moscon bought the dominion with right of succession against the will of pope Klemen VIII. He (Moscon) turned the castle into
a comfortable residence: courtyard with arcade corridors was done and the exterior was given the uniform look.
Because the issues about a purchase were not clear the estate again became a property of Salzburg at the accession of archbishop Paris Lodron
in 1619 and has remained that way until 1803 however Moscons and their heirs still ruled the castle - they got it as a hereditary fief
in 1637 for an increased purchase price of 40.000 fl. after a long quarrelling.
In 1675 the owner of the castle was Ana Elizabeta, countess of Turjak née Moscon, in 1688 Draškovič family became owners through relationship
by marriage and Turjaks again in 1725 and in 1769 it was bought by countess Jožefina Keglevič (countess Ana Sermage).
Between 1803 and 1864 the castle's owner was Johann Händl noble Rebenburga, followed by Albert Gehrenböck and Ludvik Ratzesberg noble
Wartenburg and in 1880 it was taken over by prof.dr. Karel Ausserer, who arranged a nice new road to the castle on northern side of a
hill and enriched a tree part of castle garden. After that owners were rapidly changing, count Wallhofen, Schleinitz, captain Oton and from
1910 until WWII countess Matilda Arco Zinneberg who was from Habsburg family. At the time a lot of antiques and art works were
stored in the castle.
Castle, wehe not long ago restoration works have finished, offers along with museum and gallery collections, solemn rooms, castle chapel,
grannary and castle park also Grajska kavarna (»Castle's coffee shop«) with castle sweets. Most of the places and rooms is possible
to hire, and couples can say their »I do« in the castle park in the context of magnificent wedding.
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Literature: |
Kos, Dušan, Dr.: "Vitez in Grad", Založba ZRC, ZRC SAZU, 2005, ISBN 961-6500-82-1
Komelj, Ivan, Dr.: "Sevniški grad in Lutrovska klet", ZSVS 1969
Stopar, Ivan, Dr.: "Grajske stavbe v vzhodni Sloveniji - Med Kozjanskim in porečjem Save", Viharnik, Ljubljana, 1993, ISBN 961-6057-00-6
Stopar, Ivan, Dr.: "Gradovi na Slovenskem", Cankarjeva založba, 1987, ISBN 86-361-0280-4
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Address: Grad Sevnica, Cesta na grad 17, 8290 Sevnica, Slovenia
Phone: +386 (0)7 81 61 075 or +386 (0)51 680 289
e-mail: grad.sevnica@kstm.si
Owner of the castle: Municipality of Sevnica, Glavni trg 19a, 8290 Sevnica, Slovenia
Manager: KŠTM Sevnica, Glavni trg 19, 8290 Sevnica, Slovenia
Castle team:
Rok Petančič, steward
Karmen Tabor, cleaner and tour guide
Živko Poljšak, housekeeper
Ciril Dolinšek, tour guide
Working hours:
Monday - Thursday: by prior arrangement on phone +386 (0)51 680 289
Friday: 15.00 - 18.00
Saturday, Sunday and hollydays: 13.00 - 18.00 (1. 5. - 31. 10.) 12.00 - 15.00 (1. 11. - 30. 4.)
For groups it is possible to visit outside of working hours. For reservations please call +386 (0)51 680 289.
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For events see kstm.si.
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Castle in its present form if four winged building with round towers on corners
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Northern wall, view from parking, where once a part of park was located
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Scarp at the parking
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Path to the castle is on the east side leading pass places of radio amateur's club
where a statue of a lion is near the staircase
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In the middle of eastern wing a late-Romanesque tower is integrated which walls
are 2,60 meter thick and its outlines are visible in the facade; in its south wall a late-Romanesque slit is located (visible on the inside)
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Romanesque light slit on outer facade of Romanesque tower in eastern wing
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Castle entrance is located on the south side of object
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Entrance portal is semicircular, rustic formed
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Above it a relief plate on which rising lions hold coat-of-arms of Moscons
and Aichelburg; under the coat-of-arms is a writing which by naming owners at the time indirectly informs that the castle
was reconstructed by Inocenc Moscon and his wife Ana
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Opposite of the entrance a balcony is located at the sides decorated by stone lions
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Close up of lion statue
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In the first floor of southwestern wing (on right of the photo) a Renaissance castle chapel
is arranged
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Plateau on the west, once decorated with balustrade fence
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Narrow portal in eastern facade of the castle
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View of eastern facade from east part of park; in the corner at the left tower a wooden balcony
was recently placed - see photo
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View from the castle of a church of St.Nicholas and market manor
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East from the casle a Renaissance building is standing - Luther's chapel, also called cellar
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Portal to the courtyard
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Atrium, view toward south, author: Rok Petančič
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Renaissance entrance portal to the cellar
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At the level of a lintel of portal a row of stone consoles which could be a remains
of ceiling construction of wine cellar, which was in 19th century leaned on and removed after 1945, but more probable a part
of a facade, remains of pergola, which can be found in Slovenian Littoral Karst architecture
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Interior is equiped with tempera paintings from around 1600 (restored between 1963 and 1973)
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Older photo of frescos with motifs from Holly Bible
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Half-length depictions of Prudent and imprudent virgins on triumphal arch
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Defence turret
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If we look at Vischer's depiction (not shown) an graphics from
codex Status familiae Patachich in greater detail, we will notice that this one was somewhat higher
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Sevnica castle, vault of arcades before the renovation
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Corridor after the renovation, author: Rok Petančič
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Castle courtyard with a fountain and figurative part of another fountain
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Fresco Pomladi in round tower
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Gallant scene in castle park; fresco from beginning of 18th century in
southeastern castle tower; made by copper engraved template by master Carl Remshardt (1678-1735)
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Albert Felicijan's hall, author Rok Petančič
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Baroque saloon, author: Rok Petančič
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Gallery, author: Rok Petančič
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Castle chapel, author: Rok Petančič
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Conference hall, author: Bojan Dremelj
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Wedding hall, author: Bojan Dremelj
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School museum, author: Rok Petančič
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Tower with frescos, author: Bojan Dremelj
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Tower with frescos, author: Bojan Dremelj
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Sevnica with a castle; collored lithography from Old Kaiser's suite, around 1830
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Joseph Kuwasseg, Sevnica; collored lithography from around 1845 (outtake)
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Renaissance cast iron fireplace tile with allegorical relief depiction of victorious death, embedded in castle entrance hall
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C. Reichert: Sevnica around 1864
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Sevnica castle, sgraffiti in teh walls of one of the windows
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Sevnica castle; graphics from codex
Status familiae Patachich, around 1740; Nacionalna i sveučilišna biblioteka u Zagrebu (National and university library in Zagreb)
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