See also:

• CILLI (Slovene, Celje)
• CILLI, ULRICH, COUNT OF (1406-1456)

CILLI (Slovene, Celje)  , a See also:

• TOWN

town in See also:

• STYRIA (German, Steiermark or Steyermark)

Styria, See also:

• AUSTRIA
• AUSTRIA, LOWER (Ger. Niederosterreich or Osterreich unter der Enns, " Austria below the river Enns ")
• AUSTRIA, UPPER (Ger. Oberosterreich or Osterreich ob der Enns, " Austria above the river Enns ")

Austria, 82 m . S. by W. of See also:

• GRAZ [GRATZ]

Graz by See also:

• RAIL

rail . Pop . (1900) 6743 . It is picturesquely situated on the See also:

• LEFT

left See also:

• BANK

bank of the See also:

• RIVER

river Sarin; and still has remains of the old walls and towers, with which it was once surrounded . Memorials of a still earlier See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period in its See also:

• HISTORY

history—See also:

• ROMAN

Roman antiquities—are to be seen in the municipal museum, while its canals and sewers are also of Roman origin . These were discovered during the second See also:

• HALF

half of the 19th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century, and were in such a See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state of preservation that after a few small See also:

• REPAIRS (from Lat. reparare, to make ready again)

repairs they are now utilized . The See also:

• PARISH (Gr. irapouda, district, neighbourhood; 7r&poucos, one dwelling near or beside, from crap&, OtKOS, house; Lat. paroecur, Late Lat. parochia; cf. Fr. paroisse)

parish See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church, dating from the 14th century, with its beautiful See also:

• GOTHIC

Gothic See also:

• CHAPEL

chapel, is one of the most interesting specimens of See also:

• MEDIEVAL

medieval See also:

• ARCHITECTURE (Lat. architectura, from the Gr. ap)(LTEKrwv, a master-builder)

architecture . The so-called See also:

• GERMAN
• GERMAN, DUTCH AND SCANDINAVIAN

German church, in Romanesque See also:

• STYLE
• STYLE (from Gr. a-6'1ms, a column; a different word from that used in literature, see below)

style, belonged to the Minorite monastery, founded in 1241 and closed in 18o8 . The See also:

• THRONE

throne of the See also:

• COUNTS

counts of See also:

• CILLI (Slovene, Celje)
• CILLI, ULRICH, COUNT OF (1406-1456)

Cilli is preserved here, and also the tombs of several members of the See also:

• FAMILY

family . On the Schlossberg (1320 ft.), situated to the S.E. of the town, are the ruins of the See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

castle of Ober-Cilli, the former See also:

• RESIDENCE (Latin residere, to remain behind, to dwell, reside)

residence of the counts of Cilli . Ten See also:

• MILES, NELSON APPLETON (1839— )

miles to the N.W. of Cilli are situated the See also:

• BATHS

baths of Neuhaus, with indifferent thermal See also:

• WATERS, TERRITORIAL

waters (117° F.), frequented by ladies .

Not far from it is the ruined castle of Neuhaus, called since 1643 Schlangenburg, from which an extensive view of the neighbouring See also:

• ALPS

Alps is obtained . Cilli is one of the See also:

• OLDEST

oldest places in Styria, and was probably a See also:

• CELTIC

Celtic See also:

• SETTLEMENT
• SETTLEMENT, ACT OF

settlement . It was taken See also:

• POSSESSION
• POSSESSION (Lat. possessio, possidere, to possess)

possession of by the See also:

• ROMANS
• ROMANS, EPISTLE TO THE

Romans in 15 B.c., and in A.D . 50 the See also:

• EMPEROR (Fr. empereur, from the Lat. imperator)

emperor See also:

• CLAUDIUS
• CLAUDIUS [TIBERIUS CLAUDIUS DRUSUS NERO GERMANICUS]
• CLAUDIUS, MARCUS AURELIUS
• CLAUDIUS, MATTHIAS (174o-1815)

Claudius raised it to a Roman See also:

• MUNICIPIUM (Lat. munus, a duty or privilege, capere, to take)

municipium and named it Claudia Celeja . It soon became one of the most flourishing Roman colonies, and possessed numerous See also:

• GREAT

great buildings, of which the See also:

• TEMPLE
• TEMPLE, FREDERICK (1821-1902)
• TEMPLE, RICHARD
• TEMPLE, SIR RICHARD, BART
• TEMPLE, SIR WILLIAM, BART

temple of See also:

• MARS
• MARS (MAYORS, MARMAR, MARSPITER GA MASPITER)
• MARS, MLLE [ANNE FRANCOISE HYPPOLYTE BOUTET] (1779-1847)

Mars was famous throughout the whole See also:

• EMPIRE

empire . It was incorporated with See also:

• AQUILEIA

Aquileia, under See also:

• CONSTANTINE

Constantine; and towards the end of the 6th century was destroyed by the invading Slays . It had a period of exceptional prosperity from the See also:

• MIDDLE

middle of the 14th to the latter half of the 15th century, under the counts of Cilli, on the extinction of which family it See also:

• FELL
• FELL, JOHN (1625-1686)

fell to Austria . In the 16th century it suffered greatly both from revolts of the peasantry and from the See also:

• COUNTER

Counter-See also:

• REFORMATION
• REFORMATION, THE

Reformation, Protestantism having made many converts in the See also:

• DISTRICT

district, particularly among the nobles . See Glantschnigg, Celeja (Cilli, 1892) .