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Maruševec
Maruševec ( hu, Máriasócszentgyörgy, Kajkavian dialect, Kajkavian: ''Maršuvic, Maršovec,'' or ''Maršuvec'') is a village and municipality in Croatia in Varaždin County. According to the 2011 census, there are 6,381 inhabitants, in the following settlements: * Bikovec, population 216 * Biljevec, population 258 * Brodarovec, population 202 * Cerje Nebojse, population 445 * Čalinec, population 572 * Donje Ladanje, population 1,166 * Druškovec, population 362 * Greda, Varaždin County, Greda, population 567 * Jurketinec, population 422 * Kapelec, population 106 * Korenjak, Croatia, Korenjak, population 82 * Koretinec, population 369 * Koškovec, population 222 * Maruševec, population 460 * Novaki, Varaždin County, Novaki, population 533 * Selnik, Maruševec, Selnik, population 399 Fran Novak, Maruševec, population 1 The absolute majority of the population are Croats. Notable buildings *Maruševec Castle References Municipalities of Croatia Populated places ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maruševec Castle
Maruševec is a castle located in the Maruševec, municipality of the same name within Varaždin County, Croatia. The castle dates back to 1547. History Throughout the mid 19th century, again the castle was under numerous hands, until it was bought by Arthur Schlippenbach. He enlarged the castle as it stands today and refurbished it with decor of the period in 1877. In 1881, Count Schlippenbach died in Cairo. In 1883 Maruševec and Čalinec Castle were purchased by Oskar de Pongratz. The Pongratz noble family reconstructed the garden upon the plans of the Swedish architect Carl Gustav Swensson, and made some minor alterations to the building in 1901 such as tapestries on the staircases illustrating hunting scenes, the work of Monnaccelli from Rome. The castle was owned by the Pongratz noble family until 1945. That year the Independent State of Croatia was defeated, resulting in the establishment of communist Yugoslavia, communist-run Yugoslavia which confiscated most of the forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
