Ptuj Castle

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A painting of Ptuj dated 1687. The castle stands on the top of the hill overlooking the town.

Ptuj Castle (Slovene: Ptujski grad) is a castle in Ptuj, Slovenia. It is situated on a hill alongside the river Drava overlooking the town, and is a prominent landmark.

The castle was built in the mid-12th century, when it was constructed to defend against the Hungarians.^[1] At this time Ptuj was owned by the Archdiocese of Salzburg.

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The arches and well in the castle courtyard

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v • d • e Ptuj City neighborhoods Center, Breg-Turnišče, Ljudski Vrt, Jezero, Panorama, Rogoznica, Grajena, Spuhlja City landmarks Ptuj Castle, Cerkev sv. Jurija, Mali Castle, Ptujski rotovž, Dominikanski samostan, Orfejev spomenik, Minoritski samostan, Zgornji dvor, Cerkev sv. Ožbalta, Florjanovo znamenje Towns and villages Capital: Ptuj - Grajena, Grajenščak, Kicar, Krčevina pri Vurbergu, Mestni Vrh, Pacinje, Podvinci, Spodnji Velovlek, Spuhlja Notable people Victorinus of Pettau, Nastja Čeh, Miha Remec, Benka Pulko

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