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'''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 th(contracted; show full)

According to legend, Erazem came into conflict with the [[Habsburg]]s when he killed the commander of the Imperial army, Marshall Pappenheim, who had offended the honour of Erazem's deceased friend, Andrej Baumkircher of [[Vipava, Slovenia|Vipava]].  Fleeing the vengeance of the [[Holy Roman Emperor]], [[Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor|Frederick III]], Erazem reached in the family fortress of Predjama.  From there, he allied himself with King [[Matthias Corvinus
 of Hungary]] and began to attack Habsburg estates and towns in [[Carniola]].  The emperor commissioned the governor of Trieste, Andrej Ravbar, with the capture or killing of Erazem.

For a year and a day, Erazem was besieged in his fortress.  He taunted the attacking soldiers by pelting them with cherries:  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.

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[[Category:Castles in Inner Carniola]]
[[Category:Cultural monuments of Slovenia]]
[[Category:Municipality of Postojna]]
[[Category:Cave castles]]
[[Category:Renaissance architecture in Slovenia]]