Grižane Castle ( hr, Gradina Grižane) is a ruined
castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...
and site near
Grižane in
Vinodol Vinodol is a Slavic toponym that may refer to:
* Vinodol, Nitra, village and municipality in Slovakia
*Vinodol, Croatia, municipality and valley in Croatia
**Vinodol Channel
Vinodol Channel ( it, Canale Meltempo or ) is a channel between the isl ...
, in the northern part of the
Adriatic coast
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, western
Croatia
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, anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland")
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. The castle of Grižane had an odd, rectangular form with circular towers, and this irregularity was caused by the peculiar structure of the field
In the medieval age it was a strategic point in Vinodol valley, but it was damaged in an earthquake in 1323. Its owners were members of the
Frankopan
The House of Frankopan ( hr, Frankopani, Frankapani, it, Frangipani, hu, Frangepán, la, Frangepanus, Francopanus), was a Croatian noble family, whose members were among the great landowner magnates and high officers of the Kingdom of Croati ...
family.
Castles in Croatia
Ruined castles in Croatia
Buildings and structures in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
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