Feštetić Castle ( hr, Dvorac Feštetić or ) is a

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Pribislavec Pribislavec ( hu, Zalaújvár; Kajkavian: ''Prslavec'') is a village and municipality in Međimurje County, in northern Croatia. History Pribislavec is first mentioned in the 14th century as ''possessio Pobozlouhaza'' as possession of Lacković ...

, a village next to the town of

Čakovec Čakovec (; hu, Csáktornya; la, Aquama; german: Tschakathurn) is a city in northern Croatia, located around north of Zagreb, the Croatian capital. Čakovec is both the county seat and the largest city of Međimurje County, the northernmost, sm ...

, northern

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. It was built most probably in the 16th century and owned by the members of the

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family (count

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) almost till the end of the 17th century. The name of the castle comes from the Croatian-Hungarian Feštetić family, who possessed it from 1791 until 1923. Before its reconstruction in 1870, ordered by count György Festetics, the castle was surrounded by a

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and a lovely

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with a

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in it. The reconstruction gave it the

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look, especially marked by a tower (steeple) on the southeastern side, bay windows, garlands and door and window jambs. Although having been devastated and ablazed for several times during the wars in the past centuries, this building structure, considered by many as the most beautiful and most romantic castle in

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, was always renewed. It now functions as a local primary

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Feštetić Castle among the eleven stunning castles in Croatia

The Castle functions as a local primary school

Castles and mansions in Međimurje County

Feštetić Castle - southern side

Feštetić Castle - eastern side

Current Renewal of the Feštetić Castle
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