Dolane

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Dolane
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityCirkulane
Area
 • Total2.34 km2 (0.90 sq mi)
Elevation
212.7 m (697.8 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total156
[1]

Dolane (pronounced [dɔˈlaːnɛ]) is a settlement on the right bank of the Drava River in the Municipality of Cirkulane in the Haloze area of eastern Slovenia. The area traditionally belonged to the Styria region. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

Borl Castle

Borl Castle on a hillock above the Drava

Borl Castle (German: Ankenstein)[3][4] is an imposing medieval castle above the banks of the Drava north of the main settlement. It probably dates to the 12th century with 15th- and 17th-century additions.[5] 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.[6]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Cirkulane municipal site
  3. ^ Jakič, Ivan. 1997. Vsi slovenski gradovi: leksikon slovenske grajske zapuščine. Ljubljana: DZS, p. 62.
  4. ^ Kos, Dušan. 1994. Med gradom in mestom. Ljubljaba: ZRC, p. 61.
  5. ^ Vnuk, Branko; et al. (2010). Grad Borl (in Slovenian). Društvo za oživitev gradu Borl [Society for the Revival of Borl Castle]. ISBN 9789612693480. COBISS 253349888. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference numbers 35 & 6659

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