Muretinci () is a settlement on the left bank of the
in the
Municipality of Gorišnica
The Municipality of Gorišnica (, sl, Občina Gorišnica) is a municipality in Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is Gorišnica. The area belongs to the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.
Sett ...
in northeastern
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
. The area traditionally belonged to the
Styria
Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...
region. It is now included in the
Drava Statistical Region
The Drava Statistical Region ( sl, Podravska statistična regija) is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest city in the region is Maribor. The region's name comes from the Drava River and includes land on both banks along its course thro ...
.
Muretinci Castle is a
Renaissance
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castle
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in the settlement. It dates to the mid-17th century. It has four corner towers connected on three sides and an
arcaded
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courtyard
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Courtyards are common elements in both Western and Eastern building patterns and have been used by both ancient and contemporary ...
.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference numbers 6516
References
External links
Muretinci on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Gorišnica
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