Trilek Castle

Trilek Castle in 2014

Trilek Castle (Slovene: Grad Trilek) is a small castle or fort near the settlement of Col, in the Municipality of Ajdovščina in southwest Slovenia. Built in the early 16th century, it was first mentioned in the 17th-century historian Johann Weikhard von Valvasor's 1689 survey The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola.

Engraving of Trilek Castle by Valvasor (1679)

The castle consists of a small tower and two annexes. Although generally intact, it is in poor condition and unsafe to enter due to instability of the ceilings and walls.

Sources

• Media related to Trilek Castle at Wikimedia Commons
• Trillek Association - Society for the Preservation of Old Traditions

Municipality of Ajdovščina
Settlements	Administrative centre: Ajdovščina Current Batuje Bela Brje Budanje Cesta Col Črniče Dobravlje Dolenje Dolga Poljana Gaberje Gojače Gozd Grivče Kamnje Kovk Kožmani Križna Gora Lokavec Male Žablje Malo Polje Malovše Otlica Plače Planina Podkraj Potoče Predmeja Ravne Selo Skrilje Šmarje Stomaž Tevče Ustje Velike Žablje Vipavski Križ Višnje Vodice Vrtovče Vrtovin Žagolič Žapuže Zavino Former Dol–Otlica Dolnji Lokavec Gradišče Orešje Severska Vas Slokarji Šturje
Landmarks	Ajdovščina Parish Church Ajdovščina railway station Exaltation of the Cross Church in Vipavski Križ Otlica Window Stone arch bridge in Dolenje Trilek Castle Vipavski Križ Capuchin Monastery
Notable people	Martin Bauzer Anton Cebej Josip Križaj Karel Lavrič Tobia Lionelli (Janez Svetokriški) Danilo Lokar Veno Pilon Marijan Poljšak Rudolf Perhinek Edi Šelhaus Avgust Žigon

Coordinates: 45°52′54.63″N 13°59′21.57″E / 45.8818417°N 13.9893250°E / 45.8818417; 13.9893250