In cooperation with the Museum of Gorenjska, the Bled Institute for culture is preparing an exhibition entitled "Khislstein Castle and stories of the Khisl family.
The exhibition tells about the history of Khislstein Castle in Kranj, which got its name in 1578 after Janez Khisl, a penetrating politician, businessman, art lover from the second half of the 16th century. century. He was also a patron of Slovene Protestants when the first Slovene books were printed. The Khisl family marked not only the past of Kranj, but also the Slovenian and Central European regions.
Khiselstein Castle is in his records already in the 17th century. in the XIX century, John Vajkard Valvasor mentioned it. The history of Kranj Castle is even older than Valvasor's records and dates back to 12. century, when allegedly on the edge of the Sava terrace stood a fort where the count of Carniola lived. Here they are in the middle of the 13th. at the end of the XVI century, the ortenburg counts Henry and Frederick acquired land that rose above the Sava Bridge and permission to build the Fort.
Khislstein Castle has a rich history, taking its name from the Khisl family. Janez Khisl from Fuzin near Ljubljana bought the building in the middle of the 16th century. century. The Carniolan Manor was rebuilt into a castle, which in 1578 received the name Khislstein with the ruler's permission. Janez Khisl is the most responsible for today's appearance of the castle.
The opening of the exhibition will take place on Wednesday, 8. in January 2025, at 17. hours in the hall above the Museum at Bled Castle.
V Zavodu za kulturo Bled v sodelovanju z Gorenjskim muzejem pripravljamo razstavo z naslovom »Grad Khislstein in zgodbe rodbine Khisl.
Razstava govori o zgodovini gradu Khislstein v Kranju, ki je svoje ime leta 1578 dobil po Janezu Khislu, prodornemu politiku, gospodarstveniku, ljubitelju umetnosti iz druge polovice 16. stoletja. Bil je tudi mecen slovenskim protestantom, ko so tiskali prve slovenske knjige. Rodbina Khisl ni zaznamovala samo preteklost Kranja, ampak tudi slovenski in srednjeevropski prostor.
Grad Khiselstein je v svojih zapisih že v 17. stoletju omenjal Janez Vajkard Valvasor. Zgodovina kranjskega gradu pa je še starejša od Valvasorjevih zapisov in sega v 12. stoletje, ko je domnevno na robu savske terase stala utrdba, kjer je bival deželni grof za Kranjsko. Tu sta v sredini 13. stoletja ortenburška grofa Henrik in Friderik pridobila zemljišče, ki se je dvigalo nad savskim mostom ter dovoljenje za zidanje utrdbe.
Grad Khislstein ima bogato zgodovino, ime pa je dobil po rodbini Khisl. Janez Khisl s Fužin pri Ljubljani je stavbo kupil sredi 16. stoletja. Kranjski dvorec je prezidal v grad, ki je leta 1578 z vladarjevim dovoljenjem dobil ime Khislstein. Za današnjo podobo gradu je najbolj zaslužen prav Janez Khisl.
Odprtje razstave bo v sredo, 8. januarja 2025, ob 17. uri v dvorani nad muzejem na Blejskem gradu.