Castles of King Matjaz are annual competition in snow castle building. It takes place in Crna na Koroskem in Slovenia.

There is one rule everyone has to consider - everything they build has to be related to the legend of King Matjaz. The legend goes like this:

King Matjaz ruled Carinthia and many other places in the late Middle Ages. He was kind and has helped everyone who asked for his help. He forged gold coins and during his reign there were good times in Carinthia. But other rulers united against him. He hid with the surviving soldiers in a cave beneath Peca mountain, which opened itself to him and hid him. In the cave king Matjaz fell asleep at the table. When his beard will be wrapped around a stone table nine times, he will wake up. That's when the good times are supposed to return to Carinthia. This king will defeat all enemies with his soldiers, banish injustice from the world and reign again.

The event is accompanied also by musical program and good food.

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