Europe From Above - Haasberg Castle in Slovenia

Europe From Above - Haasberg Castle in Slovenia
Today a ruin, but once of the most beautiful baroque manors in Slovenia was buit by baron sobenchi when his femily became the owner of the Hasperk domain in 1716. It was situated on the slope that formed a terrace on the edge of the Planina field. The hall stairway lechall the way to the viewpoint with a well standing in front of the long, rectangular building.

Its distinguished front was designed in the spirit of Italian baroque classicism, framed on both sides by two riselits. The entering hall with its monumental staircase and baroque drawing-room on the second floor above it formed a vertical axis of the building. This axis connected both wings that differed in the ground floor arrangement into the mirror image. This, together with some architectural details, indicates that this part of the building is of earlier design. The geometry of the rooms connected by corridors and staircases, as well as the castle chapel and the outside of the manor that surrounded and replenished it, dates back to the Renaissance period.

For a long time, it was considered one of the most representative castle buildings in Slovenia and featured a beautiful park, of which remnants are still visible today. The last owner was the Windischgrätz family.The family belonged to high nobility.
During World War II, the castle was set on fire by partisans, resulting in the complete destruction of its valuable interior furnishings, the family's archives, and the Windischgrätz family tomb.

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