The Oršić Castle - Gornja Stubica

Collection title

Cultural Heritage

ID

HRT00087

Source

HRT (HR)

First broadcast date

2007

Production year

2007

Abstract

The Oršić Castle is a baroque castle in the Municipality of Gornja Stubica, Krapina-Zagorje County, northwestern Croatia. It was built in 1756 by Croatian count Krsto Oršić /English: Christopher Orshich (1718–1782) on the site of a previous fortress from the Middle Ages and designed in L-shaped ground plan. From the backyard side the both wings are open in arcades that follow the line of the corridor, while the outside frontage is quite simple, with rhythmically aligned windows and a few corner rustic details. After a large earthquake in 19th century a classicist porch with a tympanum and Doric columns was added to the castle. Inside there is a well-preserved chapel with illusionistic murals and an illustrated baroque altar. Until 1924 the castle was the feudal residence of the Oršić family, but then the last members left it. A primary school was situated in a part of the castle for some time after that, and a local peasant's cooperative society as well. At the end of the sixties and the beginning of the seventies of the last century the castle was thoroughly renewed and transformed into a Museum of the Peasants' revolt, which deals with a tragic event that occurred in 1573 in this area.

Type

video

Production companies

• HRT - Own production

Broadcaster

HRT - HRT

Audiovisual form

Documentary

Personalities

• Družba vitezova Zlatnog kaleža

Primary theme

Architecture

Secondary themes

• Art, Culture and Knowledge

Credits / Cast

• Dubravec Edda - Journalist
• Marotti Luka - Director
• Petrović Damjan - Photographer

Period of events

• From 1500 to 1800

Map locations

• Croatia - Central Croatia - Gornja Stubica

Original language

croatian

Media running time

14m40

Additional information

Zagorje is a region with beautiful landscapes, small hills, wineyards and many castles. Almost every village has a castle. The most popular are Trakošćan, Veliki Tabor, Bežanec, Novi dvori and Oršić.