Zgornji Tuštanj

Zgornji Tuštanj
Zgornji Tuštanj Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°7′24.86″N 14°43′38.5″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Central Slovenia
Municipality	Moravče
Area
• Total	1.74 km^2 (0.67 sq mi)
Elevation	388.3 m (1,274.0 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	45
[1]

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

Name

Zgornji Tuštanj was attested in historical sources as Tuftstein in 1260, Taustayn in 1335, Tenztain in 1494, and Twfcstain in 1496, among other spellings.^[4]

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.^[5]

Notable people

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

• Maks Pirnat (1875–1933), journalist and literary and local historian^[6]

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. "Zgornji Tuštanj". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine reference number ešd 981
6. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 113.

External links

• Media related to Zgornji Tuštanj at Wikimedia Commons
• Zgornji Tuštanj on Geopedia