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Milengrad ( hu, Milen vára) is a Middle Ages, mediaeval castle northwest from Zajezda village, in Budinščina municipality, Krapina-Zagorje County, Croatia.
Milengrad was built during the reign of Hungarian–Croatian King Béla IV after the Mongol invasion of Europe, Mongol invasion of 1241–1242. Around 1303, King Charles Robert donated the fortress to the House of Cseszneky, Cseszneky family in compensation for their loss of Vyškovce nad Ipľom, Ipolyvisk Castle. The counts Cseszneky sold it soon to Ban (title), Ban Mikcs, who, in 1309, ceded the lordship to the Herkffy family. In 1536, by the marriage between Katalin Herkffy and Miklós Patačić, Milengrad became the two families' shared property. In the 17th century, the Herkffy family became extinct, and the Patačićs followed in the 19th century. Due to the constant warfare with the Ottomans, and probably as well to an earthquake, by the late 17th century several walls of Milengrad fell down, and in 1683 it was already mentioned as ''arx diruta'', a castle in ruins.
Budinščina municipality
Cseszneky genealogy
* {{Coord, 46.1633, 16.1703, display=title Castles in Croatia Buildings and structures in Krapina-Zagorje County Ruined castles in Croatia Tourist attractions in Krapina-Zagorje County
Name
Milengrad is a compound name – ''Milen'' being a proper noun and ''grad'' meaning castle or fortress in Croatian language, Croatian. Thus Milengrad is Milen's castle. In mediaeval documents it was called ''Mel(l)en'', ''Milen'' and ''Miluan''. Its Hungarian language, Hungarian equivalents, ''Milen vára'' or ''Mileni vár'', derive from the Croatian form and have the same meaning.History
Milengrad was built during the reign of Hungarian–Croatian King Béla IV after the Mongol invasion of Europe, Mongol invasion of 1241–1242. Around 1303, King Charles Robert donated the fortress to the House of Cseszneky, Cseszneky family in compensation for their loss of Vyškovce nad Ipľom, Ipolyvisk Castle. The counts Cseszneky sold it soon to Ban (title), Ban Mikcs, who, in 1309, ceded the lordship to the Herkffy family. In 1536, by the marriage between Katalin Herkffy and Miklós Patačić, Milengrad became the two families' shared property. In the 17th century, the Herkffy family became extinct, and the Patačićs followed in the 19th century. Due to the constant warfare with the Ottomans, and probably as well to an earthquake, by the late 17th century several walls of Milengrad fell down, and in 1683 it was already mentioned as ''arx diruta'', a castle in ruins.
Sources
* Branko Nadilo in Građevinar n. 56. 2004/1 * Đuro Szabo: Középkori várak Horvátországban és Szlavóniában, Zagreb, 1920 [Medieval cities in Croatia and Slavonia] * Codex Diplomaticus Hungaricus Andegavensis * Almanach of Hungarian noble familiesExternal links
Budinščina municipality
Cseszneky genealogy
* {{Coord, 46.1633, 16.1703, display=title Castles in Croatia Buildings and structures in Krapina-Zagorje County Ruined castles in Croatia Tourist attractions in Krapina-Zagorje County