Kamen Castle
Kamen Castle (German: Stain) is now a mighty ruin on a narrow ridge that closes off the Draga Valley near the village of Begunje in the Gorenjska region.
History
In 1185, the knight Leocardis de Antro is mentioned in historical sources, and the castle is mentioned in 1263 as castrum Lapis and only in 1350 as vest czem Stain, when it was acquired, together with the castle in Zijalka above Begunje and four castles, by Henry III of Ortenburg. The castle and estate were initially owned by the Ortenburg family, who did not reside there but managed it with the help of castellans or castle keepers. The castle and estate were initially owned by the Ortenburgs, who did not reside there but managed it with the help of castellans or castle keepers. The castle was an important stronghold, as it protected the old freight route from Bohinj and the Upper Sava Valley across Prevalo towards Tržič and the hospice in Podljubelj to Carinthia.
In 1418, the castle became the property of the Counts of Celje. Valvasor reported that Herman III, son of Herman II of Celje, was killed here in 1428 when he fell from his horse. The Counts of Celje gave the castle and estate as a fief. In 1442, it was purchased and held as a fief by Hans II Sepacher (or Mlinski from Mlino near Bled), who was succeeded by his son Wolfgang. After their extinction in 1456, it passed into the possession of the Habsburgs, but remained in the ownership of Wolfgang Sepacher, who sold it to Andrej Kreig in 1458. Later, the castle changed hands several times. Among them was the famous knight Gašper Lambergar, winner of 85 tournaments, who is celebrated in the folk song about Pegam and Lambergar.
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