Vipavski Križ is old fortified settlement on the rising in Vipavska dolina (Vipava Valley). Sights of the settlement are the parish church of St. Cross, in the year 1637 established monastery with the library and the ruins of the former mighty castle with the four towers. The settlement was documented in the 13th century. The castle was built in the 15th century and in that time the settlement was fortified against the Osmanli raids into that area. The settlement gained the status of the town in the year 1532. |
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