Counts of Celje
Until the Second World War, the hamlet of Žusem was an independent settlement. Together with Žusem Castle (), it was a fief of Krško. It belonged to the Lords of Süssenheim from 1203 to 1478, with short periods of ownership by the Counts of Celje. After this it was the property of the imperial governors; Leopold Fieglmüller had the castle razed in 1876.