Borl Castle

Borl Castle on a hillock above the Drava River (2021)

Borl Castle (German: Ankenstein)^[1][2] is a 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]

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

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