Borl Castle

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Borl Castle on a hillock above the Drava River (2021) Grad Borl1.jpg
Borl Castle on a hillock above the Drava River (2021)

Borl Castle (German : Ankenstein) [1] [2] is an imposing medieval castle above the banks of the Drava northeast of the main settlement in Dolane, Slovenia. It probably dates to the 12th century with 15th- and 17th-century additions. [3] Some wall paintings, sculpture, and internal furnishings survive. In the Second World War, between 1941 and 1943, the castle served as a Gestapo prison. At first the castle stables and later the castle itself were used to imprison, interrogate, and torture suspects. In 1956, a memorial room was opened and a commemorative plaque was unveiled at the castle. It has been protected as a cultural monument of national significance. [4]

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References

  1. Jakič, Ivan. 1997. Vsi slovenski gradovi: leksikon slovenske grajske zapuščine. Ljubljana: DZS, p. 62.
  2. Kos, Dušan. 1994. Med gradom in mestom. Ljubljaba: ZRC, p. 61.
  3. Vnuk, Branko; et al. (2010). Grad Borl [Borl Castle] (in Slovenian). Društvo za oživitev gradu Borl [Society for the Revival of Borl Castle]. ISBN   9789612693480. COBISS   253349888.
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference numbers 35 & 6659

Coordinates: 46°22′29″N16°00′11″E / 46.3748°N 16.0030°E / 46.3748; 16.0030