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[[image:Panorama deEl cCasteillo die Predjama (Foto Luca Giarelli).jpg|thumb|right|250px|Predjama Castle]]
[[File:Predjama castle cave.JPG|thumb||250px|Cave mouth of .JPG|thumb|right|350px|Predjama Castle]]
'''Predjama Castle''' ({{lang-sl|Predjamski grad}} or {{lang|sl|''Grad Predjama''}}, {{lang-de|Höhlenburg Lueg}}, {{lang-it|Castel Lueghi}}) is a [[Renaissance]] castle built within a [[cave]] mouth in south-central [[Slovenia]], in the historical region of [[Inner Carniola]]. It is located in the village of [[Predjama]], approximately 11 kilometres from the town of [[Postojna]] and 9 kilometres from [[Postojna Cave]].<ref name="Predjamski grad">{{cite web|title=Predjamski grad|url=http://www.postojnska-jama.eu/en/other-sites/predjama-castle/|publisher=Postonjska jama|accessdate=18 August 2013}}</ref>

==History of the castle==
[[File:Das Schloss Prediama in Crein XII Stund.jpg|thumbnail|left|1816 [[lithography]] of the castle by [[Karl Friedrich Schinkel]]]]⏎
The castle was first mentioned in the year 1274 with the [[German language|German]] name Luegg, when the [[Patriarch of Aquileia]] built the castle in [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] style. The castle was built under a natural rocky arch high in the stone wall to make access to it difficult. It was later acquired and expanded by the Luegg noble family, also known as the Knights of Adelsberg (the German name of [[Postojna]]).

=== The legend of Erazem of Predjama ===
(contracted; show full)o the dismay of his adversaries, he continued to survive and taunt the attacking soldiers by pelting them with cherries. They could not understand how he was obtaining supplies. As far as they knew, there was only one way in and out of both the valley and castle; but the Erazem knew better. Unbeknownst to the soldiers, Erazem knew of a secret tunnel leading from the castle, which allowed him to travel to the nearby village of Vipava and collect supplies, including hoards of fresh cherries when in season.


[[File:Predjama Castle cave.jpg|thumb||250px|Cave of Predjama Castle]]⏎
But it seemed that the soldiers were to have the last laugh. With the strategic placement of a candle, a servant of Erazem was bribed to reveal when his master was in attendance at that place where the elusive knight and even the noblest of men needed to go after consuming lots of cherries and wine: the outhouse. Unfortunately for Erazem, the toilet, situated on the top floor and at the very edge of the castle, was the one place that was not impregnable. When the moment came, the candle was placed there by (contracted; show full)
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[[Category:Castles in Inner Carniola]]
[[Category:Cultural monuments of Slovenia]]
[[Category:Municipality of Postojna]]
[[Category:Cave castles]]