Slovenske Konjice, a town with history

Slovenske Konjice lie in the Dravinja Valley. Rising steeply upward on its south side is Konjiška gora.

Nestled on a slope above Pristava are the ruins of Stari grad (Old castle). A manor house dating from the 17th century stands in the town, which already obtained market rights in the 13th century, and later became the center of the upper Dravinja Valley.

The area began to develop at the intersection of the old Maribor – Celje main road and a secondary road descending along the Dravinja Valley. The new motorway bypassed the town.

Between Žička gora on the south and the solitary hill of Homec lays the village of Žiče. The Žičnica stream flows down a small valley south of Konjiška gora. Lying in this valley are the ruins of the Žice monastery, which was established in the 12th century and encircled by massive walls.

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