Konjice Castle, Castle ruins in Slovenske Konjice, Slovenia

Konjice Castle is a fortified structure that stands on the northern slopes of Mount Konjice with stone walls spreading across multiple hillside levels. The remains show how the building adapted to the land, creating different sections at various elevations.

The castle's tower core and part of its wall date from the 12th century. The Konjice knights are documented from 1175, when Liupold of Konjice appears in a charter; the castle itself is first named as castrum Gonuvviz in a Latin charter of 24 February 1234. The family held it until 1329, after which it passed to the Viltuš, Celje, Devin and Walsee lords, then to the Habsburgs in 1466. It was probably abandoned under the Carthusians of Žiče, who acquired it in 1692.

The castle's name appears in Latin documents as castrum Gonuvviz in 1234, in 1312 as havs Gonewitz and in 1362 as vest ze Gonwiz, the root behind the German Burg Gonobitz. In 1487 the travel writer Paolo Santonino described a visit, when the castellan Friderik Hollnecker hosted a lunch for the Bishop of Caorle's envoy.

Access is via marked hiking trails that begin from Slovenske Konjice town center, with parking available at the trailhead. The walk is moderately challenging and passes through forest with occasional open views along the way.

The castle plan was first surveyed in 1863 by Carl Haas, then Styrian provincial archaeologist. Later research was led by the Austrian castle scholar Otto Piper and, in parallel, by the Slovene art historian Avguštin Stegenšek, who also gathered detailed archival records of the castle's former owners.