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Dubovac Castle
Dubovac Castle is a castle in Karlovac, Croatia.http://www.castles.info/croatia/ Castles of Croatia The Dubovac Castle overlooks the Croatian city Karlovac. History Its square tower was probably built during the 13th century. In the 15th century, the castle was rebuilt in Renaissance style. Dubovac was mentioned on 22 February 1481 in a document freeing the citizens of Grič from tariffs in Dubovac and elsewhere. During the fortification of Karlovac in 1588, Dubovac was part of its supply chain, being counted together with Novigrad, Bosiljevo and Ribnik. Ozalj owed the same as all of these four. Each owed 6 carts of timber, and although there were complaints about the conduct of the soldiers stationed in Karlovac, the order was complied with. In 1604, Nikola VI Zrinski tried to buy the castle, for which along with other properties Emperor Rudolf II Rudolf II (18 July 1552 – 20 January 1612) was Holy Roman Emperor (1576–1612), King of Hungary and Croatia (as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlovac
Karlovac () is a city in central Croatia. In the 2021 census, its population was 49,377. Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County. The city is located southwest of Zagreb and northeast of Rijeka, and is connected to them via the A1 highway (Croatia), A1 highway and the M202 railway (Croatia), M202 railway. Name The city was named after its founder, Charles II, Archduke of Austria. The German language, German name ''Karlstadt'' or ''Carlstadt'' ("Charlestown") has the equivalence in various languages: in Hungarian language, Hungarian it is known as ''Károlyváros'', in Italian language, Italian as ''Carlovizza'', in Latin language, Latin as ''Carolostadium'', and in Kajkavian dialect and Slovene language, Slovene as Karlovec. History The Habsburg monarchy, Austrians built Karlovac from scratch in 1579 in order to strengthen their southern defences against Ottoman Empire, Ottoman encroachments. The establishment of a new city-fortress was a part of the deal betw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bosiljevo
Bosiljevo is a village and municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia. It is located in the Gorski Kotar region, 25 km south-west from Karlovac, on the highways A1 and A6 leading to Zagreb, Rijeka and Split. Settlements The total population of the municipality is 1,284, in the following forty-three settlements (villages and hamlets): * Beč, population 9 * Bitorajci, population 16 * Bosanci, population 40 * Bosiljevo, population 63 * Dani, population 8 * Dugače, population 14 * Fratrovci, population 31 * Fučkovac, population 23 * Glavica, population 34 * Grabrk, population 117 * Hrsina, population 41 * Jančani, population 26 * Johi, population 33 * Kasuni, population 58 * Korenić Brdo, population 2 * Kraljevo Selo, population 2 * Krč Bosiljevski, population 27 * Laslavići, population 1 * Lipošćaki, population 14 * Lisičina Gorica, population 5 * Malik, population 24 * Mateše, population 59 * Milani, population 10 * Novo Selo Bosiljevsko, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laval Nugent Von Westmeath
Laval Graf Nugent von Westmeath (3 November 1777 – 21 August 1862) was a soldier of Irish birth, who fought in the armies of Austria and the Two Sicilies. Biography Born at Ballinacor House, Clonboy, Co. Westmeath, Ireland, Nugent was the son of Count Michael Anton Nugent von Westmeath, Governor of Prague. In 1793, he joined the Austrian Army, becoming Colonel in 1807, and Chief of Staff of the Army Corps of Archduke Johann of Austria in 1809. In 1813, he led the campaign against Viceroy Eugène de Beauharnais, separating French units in Dalmatia and simultaneously joining the British fleet, thus conquering Croatia, Istria and the Po valley. In 1815, during the Neapolitan War, he commanded the right wing of the Austrian Army in Italy, liberated Rome, and defeated Joachim Murat at the Battle of Ceprano and the Battle of San Germano. In 1816, Nugent was given the title of prince by Pope Pius VII. In 1817, he entered the service of King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhenish Gulden
The Rhenish ''gulden'' or Rhenish ''guilder'' (; ) was a gold, standard currency coin of the Rhineland in the 14th and 15th centuries. They weighed between 3.4 and 3.8 grams (). History The Rhenish gold ''gulden'' was created when the electors of Cologne, Trier and Mainz were rewarded for their support in the election of Charles IV with a right to mint gold coins (), a right derived from the Golden Bull. Trier was given the privilege on 25 November 1346, Cologne on 26 November 1346 and Mainz on 22 January 1354. The Rhenish ''gulden'' or ''florin'' began in 1354 as a copy of the Florentine ''florin'' (weight th a Cologne Mark of gold, 23 karats fine, or 3.43 g fine gold). However, by the early 15th century it has lost nearly one quarter of its gold content. In 1419 it was th a Cologne Mark of gold, 19 karats fine; hence 2.76 g fine gold. As a result of the widespread minting of gold ''guldens'' by the electors of Cologne, Mainz, Trier and the Electorate of the Palatinate (R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor
Rudolf II (18 July 1552 – 20 January 1612) was Holy Roman Emperor (1576–1612), King of Hungary and Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg), Croatia (as Rudolf I, 1572–1608), King of Bohemia (1575–1608/1611) and Archduke of Austria (1576–1608). He was a member of the House of Habsburg. Rudolf's legacy has traditionally been viewed in three ways:Hotson, 1999. an ineffectual ruler whose mistakes led directly to the Thirty Years' War; a great and influential patron of Northern Mannerism, Northern Mannerist art; and an intellectual devotee of occult arts and learning which helped seed what would be called the Scientific Revolution. Determined to unify Christendom, he initiated the Long Turkish War (1593–1606) with the Ottoman Empire. Exhausted by war, his citizens in Kingdom of Hungary (1526-1867), Hungary revolted in the Bocskai uprising, Bocskai Uprising, which led to more authority being given to his brother Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor, Matthias. Under his reign, there was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikola VI Zrinski
Nikola VI Zrinski (''Nicholas VI Zrinski'', ), (c. 1570 in Čakovec(?) – 24 March 1625 in Čakovec), was a Croatian count, a member of the Zrinski noble family. Life He was the son of Croatian count Juraj IV Zrinski and the grandson of the famous Ban of Croatia, Nikola IV Zrinski (1508–1566), the hero of Szigetvar. His younger brother Juraj V became the Croatian Ban in 1622. Living mostly in his large Međimurje estate, the northernmost part of Croatia, with the strongly fortified Čakovec Castle, he held since 1608 the title of Captain general of Transdanubia, a region in Hungary, and fought the invasive Turkish forces. After the death of his father in 1603 he inherited large estates throughout Croatia, which was at that time heavily endangered by the Ottomans and squeezed along its northwestern borders, with the remaining parts then called the "''reliquiae reliquiarum olim inclyti regni Croatiae''" ("remnants of the once great and glorious Kingdom of Croatia") ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ozalj Castle
Ozalj Castle ( or ''Gradina Ozalj'') is a castle in the town of Ozalj, Croatia. Description The Ozalj fortress, located on the stone cliff perched above the Kupa River, is one of the best-known fortifications of this type in Croatia. It is a very old stronghold (first mentioned in 1244) that has been converted into a castle. The popularity of this castle is because this was the joint castle of the Croatian noble families of Frankopan and Zrinski. In fact, it was the scene of the ill-fated Zrinski–Frankopan conspiracy, which significantly marked the history of Croatia. In the castle there is a museum and a library, and it is in a relatively good state of repair. History Ozalj was mentioned on 22 February 1481 in a document freeing the citizens of Grič from tariffs in Ozalj and elsewhere. At the Slavonian Sabor of June 1579 in Zagreb, the dange of leaving the river crossings at Sveti Jakov, Luka and Rečica unguarded was noted, so for their fortification the Sabor allocated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ribnik, Croatia
Ribnik is a village and a municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia. History Ribnik was mentioned on 22 February 1481 in a document freeing the citizens of Grič, Zagreb, Grič from tariffs in Ribnik and elsewhere. During the fortification of Karlovac in 1588, Ribnik was part of its supply chain, being counted together with Dubovac Castle, Dubovac, Novigrad na Dobri, Novigrad and Bosiljevo. Ozalj Castle, Ozalj owed the same as all of these four. Each owed 6 carts of timber, and although there were complaints about the conduct of the soldiers stationed in Karlovac, the order was complied with. Demographics In the 2011 census, there were a total of 475 inhabitants in the municipality, 98.74% of whom are Croats, in the following naselja, settlements: * Donja Stranica, population 2 * Drenovica Lipnička, population 7 * Gorica Lipnička, population 13 * Gornja Stranica, population 1 * Gornji Goli Vrh Lipnički, population 2 * Griče, Croatia, Griče, population 63 * Jarnevići, popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novigrad Na Dobri
Novigrad na Dobri is a village in Karlovac County, Croatia. The name translates in English to "New town on the Dobra river". Across the river Dobra, there is a 14th-century castle that once belonged to the Croatian noble family Frankopan. Geography The castle is situated above a cliff on the right bank of the Dobra, only a drive from the Ž3141 road, from which it is prominently visible, as is the case from the more recently built A6 only away. It is also only from the junction of the D3 and D23. The castle is a walk from Dubovac castle and from Zvečaj castle. A park was once maintained around the castle, but it is now overgrown. The castle's floorplan is a scalene triangle, with a large circular tower on the north corner and two smaller circular towers on the other corners. The east and west walls have two small semi-towers. Multi-storeyed living quarters are situated between the towers. The inner court is surrounded by open arcades. The only entrance is on the so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlovac County
Karlovac County () is a county in central Croatia, with the administrative center in Karlovac. It borders Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia. The city of Karlovac is a fort from the times of the Military Frontier. It was built as a six-side star fort in the 16th century at the point of confluence of four rivers. The town blossomed in the 18th and 19th century after being made a free town, with the development of roads between Pannonian Basin to the Adriatic Sea, and waterways along the Kupa river. The city is making use of its crucial geostrategic point in Croatia. The county itself extends towards the north to the water springs of Jamnica, and towards the south all the way down to the mountainous regions of Gorski Kotar and Lika, in particular to the Bjelolasica mountain which features the largest winter sport recreation center in the country. County day is celebrated on the 25 April. Patron saint of the County is Saint Joseph, who is also patron of Karlovac. Administr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grič, Zagreb
Gornji grad (meaning "Upper Town") is a part of Zagreb, Croatia, and together with Kaptol it is the medieval nucleus of the city, when it was best known as Gradec () or Grič (, , ). It is situated on the hill of Grič. Today this neighbourhood forms part of the Gornji Grad-Medveščak district. History Gradec was given a royal charter by King Béla IV in 1242. The royal charter, also called the Golden Bull, was a very important document by which Gradec was declared and proclaimed "a free royal city on Gradec, the hill of Zagreb". This act made Gradec a feudal holding responsible directly to the king. The citizens were given rights of different kinds; among other things they were entitled to elect their own city magistrate () fulfilling the role of mayor. They were also entitled to manage their own affairs. The citizens engaged in building defensive walls and towers around their settlement, fearing a new Mongol invasion. They completed the defensive system at a time betw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renaissance Architecture
Renaissance architecture is the European architecture of the period between the early 15th and early 16th centuries in different regions, demonstrating a conscious revival and development of certain elements of Ancient Greece, ancient Greek and Ancient Rome, Roman thought and material culture. Stylistically, Renaissance architecture followed Gothic architecture and was succeeded by Baroque architecture and neoclassical architecture. Developed first in Florence, with Filippo Brunelleschi as one of its innovators, the Renaissance style quickly spread to other Italian cities. The style was carried to other parts of Europe at different dates and with varying degrees of impact. It began in Florence in the early 15th century and reflected a revival of classical Greek and Roman principles such as symmetry, proportion, and geometry. This movement was supported by wealthy patrons, including the Medici family and the Catholic Church, who commissioned works to display both religious devot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
