Soteska (pronounced [sɔˈteːska]; German: Ainöd[2]) is a settlement on the left bank of the Krka River in the Municipality of Dolenjske Toplice in Slovenia.

[4] The local parish church is dedicated to Saint Erasmus and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto.

The chancel was reworked in the 19th century and has a semicircular coffered vault painted with figures by Franz Kurz von Goldenstein.

The north side altar dates from the second half of the 18th century and features a painting by Valentin Metzinger (1699–1759).

It stood on the banks of the Krka River and was built by Count Georg Sigmund von Gallenberg in 1664 and 1689.

[7] The gardens in the castle grounds survive,[10] with a pavilion now referred to as the Devil's Tower (Slovene: Hudičev turn).