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Zaprešić - Castles

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Zaprešić is a town in Zagreb county, 17 km west of Zagreb, at an altitude of 130 m, from 28.000 inhabitants, the regional traffic along the railway line Zagreb - Ljubljana and Zagreb-Varazdin, five kilometers from the Tourist Zone "By Sutli and Žumberku" .

Zaprešićki trail manors: even six preserved castles in the wider area Zapresic. Emerged during the 18th and 19 century are among the finest examples in northwestern Croatia. Two of the highest, highest category: Oršić baroque castle in Gornja Bistra (Bistra municipality) and Januševec (municipality Brdovec) - according to some authors the most beautiful monument klasisističke architecture in Croatia. The first category is a baroque castle in Lužnica equivalent (Zaprešić), and other categories of Laduc (municipality Brdovec) and New Castle in Zapresic. Apart from the famous castles and old manors and churches, and old Zagorje hiže around (traditional houses in the municipality Dubravica with facades painted in blue).

New yard Jelacic, a unique monument of cultural-historical heritage, are only 1.5 kilometers from the center Zapresic. A unique example of preservation of a comprehensive economic feudal complex. On the surface of 20.5 hectares is located in the castle, the Chapel of St.. Joseph Jelacic family tomb, garden, orchard, residential and farm buildings, garden, arable land and forest park. Round "vršilnica" is the only one, the oldest such facility in Croatia dates from the 17th century. Monument to the highest category.

Year 1611th considers the time the establishment of new castle of the counts Zrinskih, and later owned Čikulina, Sermage, Feštetići and Erdčdy to 1851st Ban Josip Jelacic signed a purchase contract for 175,000 florins bought them a new count of Alexander Erdodyji and thoroughly rearranged them. New Courts of 1863rd The brothers owned Banovo Duro Jelacic, after the death of a daughter Duro Jelacic Square Countess Anke 1934th The new Courts have remained under the Croatian Nuts. During the NDH from 1941st to 1945th The castle was the residence of poglavnik Ante Pavelic. Since 1945. until 1956. The castle was established in the Agricultural Household-school, after the economic and agricultural school pupil's home, but since 1970. was stopped and the activity.

Today the castle is surrounded by outbuildings, kuružnjak, vršilnica, Matt Skurjeni Museum annex the castle so. Richter's Building, the chapel of St.. Joseph, gardener, house-"staklenjak" family tomb Jelačičevih, since 2004. years and a golf course and golf club seat "Ban".

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