Croatia - 2025 Castles of Croatia - Set of 4 (MNH)
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2025 Castles of Croatia - Set of 4 (MNH)
KLENOVNIK CASTLE – once the castle of the Drašković Counts, now a hospital
Klenovnik Castle, located near Varaždin and Trakošćan, is one of the oldest and largest castles in Croatia. It was built at the beginning of the 17th century near a medieval noble/feudal town (burg) that King Bela IV gifted to the prefect of Varaždin in 1244. Klenovnik Castle is one of the first examples of castle restoration and repurposing in 20th-century Croatia
MARUŠEVEC CASTLE – from a Renaissance Wasserburg to a Historicist castle
Maruševec is part of the southwest ring of castles around Varaždin, which includes the castle with an arboretum Opeka. Maruševec was first mentioned in 1547 as a stone manor, at that time owned by the Vragović family. Before that, historical sources indicate a wooden fortress of the “wasserburg” type, protected by a water moat.
MILJANA – Baroque castle of the Ratkaj family
Miljana Castle in Hrvatsko Zagorje is one of the most famous and picturesque castles in Croatia. The first owners of the Miljana estate were the noble Ratkaj family, who built the castle near their other estate and castle, Veliki Tabor. The Ratkaj family owned Miljana for almost two centuries – from the early 17th century until 1793, when the last male member of the family passed away. After that, the castle changed owners – the Royal Administration (until 1852), the noble Kuhtić family (until 1890) and the Jäger family (until 1978). In 1978, the castle was purchased by a chemist, scientist and creator of the drug Apaurin, dr. sc. Franjo Kajfež. The castle remained in his family’s possession until 2010 when it was purchased by the construction company Kamgrad, owned by Dragutin Kamenski. Miljana is one of the few castles in Croatia that remained in private ownership during the socialist era.
NOVI MAROF – Castle of the Erdödy Counts at the foot of the medieval Greben Castle
The castle in Novi Marof was built by the Erdödy family in the second half of the 18th century. Until then, the Erdödy family had lived in the nearby Greben Castle, a medieval noble fortress located on the eastern edge of Ivanščica, which has been mentioned since the early 13th century. It was the second-largest noble castle in Hrvatsko Zagorje, with only Cesargrad near Klanjec, also owned by the same family, being larger. When the roof of Greben Castle burned down in the early 18th century, the Erdödy family abandoned it and moved to the lowlands. The old castle was no longer repaired and is already mentioned as a ruin in sources from the Zagreb Kaptol in 1710.