Kostel, Kostel

Kostel is a dounset in the Municipality o Kostel in soothren Slovenie. It locatit on the left bank o the Kolpa River next tae the border wi Croatie. It is pairt o the tradeetional region o Lawer Carniola an is now includit in the Sootheast Slovenie statistical region.

Its main landmark frae which the dounset an the municipality are namit is Kostel Castle, biggit on a clint abuin the Kolpa Valley. The castle is surroondit bi a sma mercat settlement. It dates tae the 13t century wi various additions ower the centuries an wis an important defense fortification against Ottoman raids.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 910

The local kirk is dedicatit tae the Magi an belangs tae the pairish o Fara pri Kočevju. It is a single-nave Late Gothic biggin that wis refurbished in the Baroque style in the 18t century.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1808

 References 

 Freemit airtins 
 Kostel on Geopedia 
 Kostel municipality steid 

Category:Populatit places in the Municipality o Kostel