Provider: - Institution: Arctur - Data provided by Europeana Collections- Above the confluence of the Brestanica Stream and the Sava River, Rajhenburg Castle has dominated the area from its 60-metre ...rocky outcrop for centuries. The powerful owner, Archbishop Konrad of Salzburg, had the castle built between 1131 and 1147, as attested by the oldest Romanesque section. For centuries, the building and the associated estate were managed by the ministerials named after the castle, the Rajhenburgs. This was an influential family which obtained a knighthood title in the 15th century. Their successors added more modern elements and gradually the castle developed its present-day appearance. In 1881, Rajhenburg Castle was bought by Trappist monks and converted into a monastery that remained active until the German occupation in April 1941 when a deportation camp for Slovenians was established in the castle. In 1947, the Trappist order was dissolved, and the castle nationalised. In June 1948, a penal and correctional facility for women was established there, which was later succeeded by other penal institutions. In 1968, an exhibition on Slovenian deportees opened. Ever since, the castle has predominately served as a museum and an event venue. After the denationalisation procedures completed in 2004, the castle became the property of the Municipality of Krško. Today, the fully restored structure is managed by Kulturni Dom Krško. The Museum of Contemporary History of Slovenia is also active in the castle. In 1999, Rajhenburg Castle and its area were declared a cultural monument of national importance.- All metadata published by Europeana are available free of restriction under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. However, Europeana requests that you actively acknowledge and give attribution to all metadata sources including Europeana
The paper presents an attempted reconstruction of the route of the Roman road from Celeia to Neviodunum which has been interpreted in different ways in the literature on a number of occasions. The ...discovery of milestones at Brestanica on the right bank of the River Sava, the proven remains of a Roman bridge over the Sava at Zidani most, geographical facts and archaeological finds all indicate that the road passed along the right bank of the Savinja and Sava rivers. In the late Roman period this route was additionally confirmed by smaller fortifications that were distributed along the road with the task of controlling the traffic on the road and on both rivers. The remains of the characteristic late Roman military outfit found on several highland positions in the interior of the hilly landscape between Celeia and Neviodunum also indicate that there were some smaller communications, which made use of the most favourable natural passages through the hilly terrain. This kind of road and trail network confirms the strategic and transit importance of the region, which lay in the immediate vicinity of battles that were waged during the civil wars in the 2nd half of the 4th century.
