Žužemberk

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Žužemberk
Coat of arms of Žužemberk Map of Slovenia, position of Žužemberk highlighted
Basic data
Country SloveniaSlovenia Slovenia
Historic region Lower Carniola / Dolenjska
Statistical region Jugovzhodna Slovenija (Southeast Slovenia)
Coordinates 45 ° 50 '  N , 14 ° 56'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 49 '54 "  N , 14 ° 55' 51"  E
height 239  m. i. J.
surface 164.3  km²
Residents 4,632 (2008)
Population density 28 inhabitants per km²
Post Code 8360
License Plate NM
Structure and administration
Mayor : Franc Škufca
Website
Žužemberk Castle ( Seisenberg )

Žužemberk (Eng. Seisenberg ) is a market town in the Dolenjska (Lower Carniola ) region in Slovenia .

Location and inhabitants

The village with about 1000 inhabitants is located in the southern part of Carniola on the left bank of the Krka ( Gurk ) and is dominated by a medieval castle. The parish church ( completely destroyed in World War II and rebuilt in recent years) is dedicated to Saint Fortunatus and Hermagoras . Žužemberk is the seat of the municipality of the same name with 4632 inhabitants, who are spread over more than three dozen small villages, settlements and hamlets.

Districts of the entire municipality

history

Žužemberk was mentioned in writing for the first time in 1246, and in 1399 the place received market rights. For centuries the castle and town were owned by the important noble Auersperg family . The brothers Georg and Wolf von Auersperg bought it from King Ferdinand I in 1538 . In the 16th century, Žužemberk suffered from attacks by the Turks several times. The local castle was therefore re-fortified and expanded.

During the Second World War , Italian occupation troops were stationed in the castle. They were successfully driven out by a partisan unit in December 1942. The partisans then burned the castle down. In February 1945 Žužemberk was fired at by Allied bombers with rockets.

sons and daughters of the town

  • Andreas von Auersperg (1556–1593), Lord of Schönberg and Seisenberg (Slovenian “Andrej Turjaški”), Austrian military leader, known as “the Christian Achilles”.
  • Johann Weikhard von Auersperg (1615–1677), Duke of Munsterberg , Chief Chamberlain and President of the Privy Council at the Vienna Court.

literature

  • Dušan Kos: In castle and town. Late medieval nobility in Carniola and Lower Styria. (= Publications of the Institute for Austrian Historical Research, vol. 45), Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-486-58076-1 , p. 568 f.

Web links

Wikisource: Seisenberg in the Topographia Austriacarum (Matthäus Merian)  - sources and full texts