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8 Pregrada fact that it was royal property
justified its imposing
Map C1. * 1,700. n Trg Gospe
Kunagorske 3, (049) 377 050. appearance). It was granted
_ Carnival (Feb), Branje grožđa, to the family of the Ratkaj
grape harvest (Sep). ∑ pregrada.hr counts, who in the 16th
century transformed it into a
The village church has ancient sumptuous residential palace.
origins but now presents a Walls with four semicircular
19th-century appearance, made towers encircle the main body
distinctive by the façade flanked of the castle, which is built on a
by two pointed bell towers. pentagonal ground-plan. Two
Inside, as well as the tombs of floors with porticoes face the
members of the Keglević and central courtyard. The bastions
Gorup families, there is also a (no longer extant) made Veliki
very large organ, which was at Tabor a fortress to be feared.
one time in Zagreb Cathedral. The castle is now a museum.
On the site of a medieval
castle, in the Hrvatsko Zagorje P Castle
woods along the Wine Road, Inside the Church of St Mary of the Košnički Hum 1, Desinić. Tel (049) 374
stands Gorica Castle, once Visitation, Vinagora 970. Open Apr–Sep: 9am–5pm Tue–
owned by the Keglević family Fri, 9am–7pm Sat & Sun; Mar & Oct:
and the feudal manor of the area. sanctuary entrance, which also 9am–4pm Tue–Fri, 9am–5pm Sat &
Two round towers frame the once had a drawbridge. These Sun; Nov–Feb: 9am–4pm Tue–Sun.
structure of the elaborate façade. towers are now used as chapels.
Other buildings behind the Environs
towers are now used as a winery. Miljana, just to the southwest
9 Veliki Tabor of Veliki Tabor, is home to one of
Environs Map C1. @ from Krapina or Zagreb the most picturesque Baroque
On a vineyard-covered hill 7 km for Desinić. n Košnički Hum 1, castles in Croatia. Construction
(4 miles) west of Pregrada, in Desinić, (049) 374 970. began in the 17th century but
Vinagora, stands an unusual _ Knights tournament (Sep). was not completed until the
sanctuary of ancient origins. ∑ veliki-tabor.hr mid-19th century. This time
This place of worship became span resulted in a variety of
the parish church in 1780. One of the most famous and styles; there are striking
The church of St Mary of the best-preserved castles in 18th-century Rococo frescoes
Visitation (Sv. Marija od Pohoda) Croatia, Veliki Tabor stands on in some rooms, and some
contains some Gothic statues a bare hilltop, making it visible delightful artworks.
and rich furnishings. The from a great distance. It was
church is surrounded by royal property in the 14th
walls which encircle the hill. century at the time of King 0 Kumrovec
Two round towers guard the Matthias Corvinus I (the
Map C1. * 300. £ (049) 553 129.
@ from Zagreb. n Ulica Josipa
Broza 12, (049) 553 728. _ Marriage
of Zagorje (Sep). ∑ kumrovec.hr
This was the birthplace of
Marshal Tito, born Josip Broz
in 1892. His house, which dates
from 1860, was turned into a
museum in 1953. On display
are the furniture and household
goods which belonged to
his family.
In the square in front of the
house is a monument to Tito,
the work of Antun Augustinčić
in 1948. Along with other village
houses, Tito’s birthplace is now
part of a folk museum, the
Ethnological Museum – Staro
Selo, which means “old village”.
The preserved thatched houses
are furnished with utensils and
Castle of Veliki Tabor, one of the best-preserved castles in Croatia household goods of the time.
Castle of Trakošćan, built in around 1334 as part of Croatia’s northwestern fortification system

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