In the early 13th century, the Carinthian duke Bernhard von Spanheim established the Fons Sanctae Mariae Cistercian Abbey on the southern frontier of the March of Carniola, which he claimed against the resistance of the Patriarchs of Aquileia and the Dukes of Merania.
Emperor Frederick III pledged the castle to the Auerspergs in exchange for Kostanjevica na Krki.
The local church, built in Slinovce by the Cistercians from the Kostanjevica na Krki Monastery, is dedicated to the Our Lady of Good Counsel and belongs to the Parish of Kostanjevica na Krki.