Kutjevo Abbey, also known as Gotó ( la, Vallis honesta de Gotho) was a

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monastery in what is now

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, in the area of

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, 23 km north-east of Požega.

History

The monastery was founded in 1232 as a daughter-house of

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, of the filiation of Clairvaux. The Cistercians planted the vineyards, which are still cultivated today. After the

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attack of 1521 (or 1529), the monastery was dissolved and subsequently destroyed. In 1689, the monastery estate was granted by

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to Ivan Babić, a

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, who was named titular abbot. In 1698, the site was re-settled by the

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, who remained there until 1773. In 1882, the property was acquired by Vjenceslav Turković and Franjo Türk, who developed a significant wine production on it. After

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, this was conducted as a

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enterprise.

Buildings and precinct

The existing building complex was built by the Jesuits in the 18th century on the ruins of the Cistercian monastery. The former monastery church, dedicated to the

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, still stands.

References

*Becking, Gereon Christoph Maria, 2000: ''Zisterzienserklöster in Europa, Kartensammlung'', map 76. Lukas Verlag Berlin *Turković, Milan, 1935: ''Prošlost opatije B. Dj. Marije vallis honesta de Gotho seu Kuttyeva: 1323-1773''; Sušak: Primorski štamparski zavod

External links

Dvorci.hr: website about the monastery

Cistercensi: Kutjevo
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History

Buildings and precinct

See also

References

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