It was a small fortress serving as an observation post overlooking the road from Ptuj towards the Bednja valley. In the first few centuries of its existence, the castle and the surrounding area were ruled by an unknown patrician family. ...
Trakoscan was built in the 13th c. within Croatia's northwestern fortification system, as a rather small observation fortress for monitoring the road from Ptuj to Bednja Valley. According to a legend, Trakoscan was named after another ...
1. Dvorac Trakošćan. Info: Bednja? otvoren od 9 do 18 sati ? 042 796 281 ? www.trakoscan.hr ... 3. Dvorac Bežanec. Info: Valentinovo, Pregrada ? otvoren za posjetitelje ? 049 376 800 ? www.bezanec.hr. Sagrađen je u 17., a obnovljen u 19. st. u duhu klasicizma. Spomenik je prve kategorije. Posjed Bežanec je mijenjao vlasnike tijekom vremena: od grofova Keglevića do baruna Ottenfelsa, sve do Siniše Križanca, koji ga je preuredio u vrhunski restoran i hotel. ...
