Borl Castle

{{Short description|Castle in Eastern Slovenia}}

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Borl Castle ({{langx|de|Ankenstein}})Jakič, Ivan. 1997. Vsi slovenski gradovi: leksikon slovenske grajske zapuščine. Ljubljana: DZS, p. 62.Kos, Dušan. 1994. Med gradom in mestom. Ljubljaba: ZRC, p. 61. is a medieval castle above the banks of the Drava northeast of the main settlement in Dolane, Slovenia. It probably dates to the 12th century with 15th- and 17th-century additions.{{cite book |url=http://www.dlib.si/details/URN:NBN:SI:DOC-IHU7ORVJ/? |title=Grad Borl |language=Slovenian|trans-title=Borl Castle |first=Branko |last=Vnuk|year=2010 |publisher=Društvo za oživitev gradu Borl [Society for the Revival of Borl Castle] |id={{COBISS|ID=253349888}} |isbn=9789612693480|display-authors=etal}} Some wall paintings, sculpture, and internal furnishings survive. In the Second World War, between 1941 and 1943, the castle served as a Gestapo prison. At first the castle stables and later the castle itself were used to imprison, interrogate, and torture suspects. In 1956, a memorial room was opened and a commemorative plaque was unveiled at the castle. It has been protected as a cultural monument of national significance.[http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage] reference numbers 35 & 6659