Dvorec Strmol Rogatec

Rogatec, Slovenia, Slovenia

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Dvorec Strmol in Rogatec, Slovenia, is a Renaissance manor house first mentioned in 1436 as a fortified tower granted by the Counts of Celje to Jakob Strmol from Gorenjska. Expanded in the 16th century with additional towers and defenses, it passed to noble families like the Auerspergs, Frankopans, and later Reising von Hartensteins, who added a chapel to St. Vincent Ferrer by 1682, before fortifications were dismantled in the late 17th century. Owned by the Windischgrätz family by 1804, it served as a district court and prison until post-WWII apartment conversion, undergoing full 2003 renovation to become a cultural monument with a chapel featuring Baroque murals, art gallery, restaurant, wine cellar, and event spaces near the Rogatec Open-Air Museum.