Pilštanj
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Pilštanj is a village
in the municipality of Kozje
in eastern Slovenia
. The area is part of the historical Lower Styria
region. The municipality is included in the Savinja statistical region
.
The parish church
in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Michael
and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje
. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1167. The current church was built in the 15th century and redone in Baroque
style in the 18th century.
There are ruins of two castle
s near the settlement. Pilštanj Castle (Germ. Peilenstein) on a steep hill to the south of the settlement is mentioned in a number of documents dating to the 11th century. It was abandoned by the late 17th century. Hartenštajn Castle (Germ. Hartenstein) of which very few ruins remain, was a 13th-century castle to the northwest of the settlement.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the municipality of Kozje
Kozje
Kozje is a small town and a municipality in eastern Slovenia. The settlement of Kozje lies in the centre of the municipality, from Celje, from Ljubljana and from Rogaška Slatina. It is the main settlement of the Kozjansko area. The area was part of the traditional region of Lower Styria. The...
in eastern Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. The area is part of the historical Lower Styria
Lower Styria
Lower Styria or Slovenian Styria is a traditional region in northeastern Slovenia, comprising the southern third of the former Duchy of Styria. The population of Lower Styria in its historical boundaries amounts to around 705,000 inhabitants, or 34.5% of the population of Slovenia...
region. The municipality is included in the Savinja statistical region
Savinjska statistical region
The Savinja statistical region is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Celje. It is named after the Savinja River....
.
The parish church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Michael
Michael (archangel)
Michael , Micha'el or Mîkhā'ēl; , Mikhaḗl; or Míchaël; , Mīkhā'īl) is an archangel in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic teachings. Roman Catholics, Anglicans, and Lutherans refer to him as Saint Michael the Archangel and also simply as Saint Michael...
and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje
Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje ; is a diocese located in the city of Celje in the Ecclesiastical province of Maribor in Slovenia.-Leadership:* Bishops of Celje ** Anton Stres...
. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1167. The current church was built in the 15th century and redone in Baroque
Baroque architecture
Baroque architecture is a term used to describe the building style of the Baroque era, begun in late sixteenth century Italy, that took the Roman vocabulary of Renaissance architecture and used it in a new rhetorical and theatrical fashion, often to express the triumph of the Catholic Church and...
style in the 18th century.
There are ruins of two castle
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
s near the settlement. Pilštanj Castle (Germ. Peilenstein) on a steep hill to the south of the settlement is mentioned in a number of documents dating to the 11th century. It was abandoned by the late 17th century. Hartenštajn Castle (Germ. Hartenstein) of which very few ruins remain, was a 13th-century castle to the northwest of the settlement.