Zgornji Tuštanj

Zgornji Tuštanj (pronounced [ˈzɡoːɾnji ˈtuːʃtan]; German: Obertufstein[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Moravče in central Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Zgornji Tuštanj
Zgornji Tuštanj
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°7′24.86″N 14°43′38.5″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityMoravče
Area
 • Total1.74 km2 (0.67 sq mi)
Elevation
388.3 m (1,274.0 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total45
[1]

Tuštanj Castle
West view
Plaque
Tuštanj Castle

Tuštanj Castle (German: Tuffstein) is a castle in the settlement. It stands on a hill southwest of Moravče and southeast of the road to Vrhpolje. It was built in 1490, and the restyled as a Renaissance mansion between 1667 and 1671. It has an arcaded courtyard, a door casing with a heraldic plaque, and vintage furnishings. There is a chapel next to the castle dating from 1704 with Baroque paintings. The castle park preserves a pond and a large plane tree.[4]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Zgornji Tuštanj include:

  • Maks Pirnat (1875–1933), journalist and literary and local historian[5]
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References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 20.
  3. Moravče municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine reference number ešd 981
  5. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 113.


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