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Pilštanj
PilštanjLocation in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°6′0.34″N 15°31′31.37″E / 46.1000944°N 15.5253806°E / 46.1000944; 15.5253806
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Savinja
Municipality	Kozje
Area
• Total	2.46 km (0.95 sq mi)
Elevation	376.9 m (1,236.5 ft)
Population
• Total	127

Pilštanj (pronounced [ˈpiːlʃtan], German: Peilenstein) is a village in the Municipality of Kozje in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical Styria region. The municipality is included in the Savinja Statistical Region.

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Michael and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1167. The current church was built in the 15th century and redone in Baroque style in the 18th century.

There are ruins of two castles near the settlement. Pilštanj Castle (Germ. Peilenstein) on a steep hill south of the settlement is mentioned in a number of documents dating to the 11th century. It was abandoned by the late 17th century. Hartenštajn Castle (Germ. Hartenstein), of which very few ruins remain, was a 13th-century castle northwest of the settlement.

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 14.
3. Kozje municipal site
4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3242
5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference numbers ešd 4626 & 4627

External links

• [REDACTED] Media related to Pilštanj at Wikimedia Commons
• Pilštanj on Geopedia

v t e Municipality of Kozje
Settlements	Administrative seat: Kozje Bistrica Buče Dobležiče Drensko Rebro Gorjane Gradišče Gubno Ješovec pri Kozjem Klake Lesično Ortnice Osredek pri Podsredi Pilštanj Podsreda Poklek pri Podsredi Topolovo Vetrnik Vojsko Vrenska Gorca Zagorje Zdole Zeče pri Bučah
Landmarks	Kozje Castle Kozje Parish Church Lourdes Cave Podsreda Castle

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