Castle Pišece, Slovenia–Building history and wood economy revealed by dendrochronology, dendroprovenancing and historical sources

K Čufar, M Bizjak, MK Kuzman, M Merela, M Grabner…�- …, 2014 - Elsevier
Castle Pišece, located in SE Slovenia near the border with Croatia, is thought to have been
built in the 12th/13th century as one in the line of Salzburg fortresses on the then SE border
of the Holy Roman Empire. During thorough restoration that started in 2005, its wooden
constructions became accessible for dendrochronological investigations. We collected
representative samples from floor or ceiling constructions in most of the rooms in the castle.
Dendrochronology helped us to identify felling dates of wood and to propose probable years�…