Slovenia
Things to do in Celje
10 places7 stories1 routes
Sightlore has 10 places to explore in Celje, and 7 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Celje's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Water tower
The Celje Water Tower is a well-preserved part of the town walls of Celje, Slovenia. It was built as a corner tower after 1451 and redesigned in the 16th century.
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Celje Castle
Celje Castle, also known as Celje Upper Castle (Celjski zgornji grad) or Old Castle (Stari grad), is a castle ruin in Celje, Slovenia, formerly the seat of the Counts of Celje.
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Celje Regional Museum
Museum based in the Ducal Court of Celje that researches, keeps and presents the cultural heritage of the wider Celje region up to the First World War.
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St. Mary's Column
Monument on Celje's Main Square with a statue of the Virgin Mary surrounded by statues of St. Roch, St. Florian and St. Joseph.
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Ducal Court
Medieval town mansion in Celje's old town, a former residence of the Counts of Celje; colloquially also called the Lower Castle.
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Celje Cathedral
Celje Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Prophet Daniel in Celje, Slovenia.
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St. Maximilian's Church
Roman Catholic church in Celje on Mariborska cesta.
Discovery routes in Celje
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Celje: from the Ducal Court to Celje Castle
From the Ducal Court and the Celje Regional Museum to the Marian column, past the Cathedral of St. Daniel to the Water Tower and St. Maximilian's Church, then up to Celje Castle.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Ducal Court
Medieval town mansion in Celje's old town, a former residence of the Counts of Celje; colloquially also called the Lower Castle.
Water tower
The Celje Water Tower is a well-preserved part of the town walls of Celje, Slovenia. It was built as a corner tower after 1451 and redesigned in the 16th century.
Celje Castle
Celje Castle, also known as Celje Upper Castle (Celjski zgornji grad) or Old Castle (Stari grad), is a castle ruin in Celje, Slovenia, formerly the seat of the Counts of Celje.
Museums
Celje Regional Museum
Museum based in the Ducal Court of Celje that researches, keeps and presents the cultural heritage of the wider Celje region up to the First World War.
Places of worship
Celje Cathedral
Celje Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Prophet Daniel in Celje, Slovenia.
St. Maximilian's Church
Roman Catholic church in Celje on Mariborska cesta.
Žiče Charterhouse
Žiče Charterhouse, also Seiz Charterhouse, was a Carthusian monastery or Charterhouse in the narrow valley of Žičnica Creek, also known as Saint John the Baptist Valley after the church dedicated to St. John the Baptist at the monastery near the village of Žiče and at…
Monuments
St. Mary's Column
Monument on Celje's Main Square with a statue of the Virgin Mary surrounded by statues of St. Roch, St. Florian and St. Joseph.
Mass graves in Celje
Mass graves in Celje were created in Celje, Slovenia, after the Second World War, from 1945 to 1956. The 11 known mass graves in Celje itself and 14 in the immediate vicinity include some of the largest mass graves in Slovenia.
Teharje memorial park
National memorial park dedicated to the victims of post-war extrajudicial killings in Slovenia, on the site of the former Teharje camp near Celje.
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