Opeka Manor (also known as Bombelles Manor) is a castle in the Vinica municipality,

Varaždin County Varaždin County ( hr, Varaždinska županija) is a county in Northern Croatia. It is named after its county seat, the city of Varaždin. Geography The county contains the city of Varaždin, the towns of: Ivanec, Ludbreg, Lepoglava, Novi Marof ...

, northern

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. Located in the surrounding park with a large

arboretum An arboretum (plural: arboreta) in a general sense is a botanical collection composed exclusively of trees of a variety of species. Originally mostly created as a section in a larger garden or park for specimens of mostly non-local species, man ...

, the manor is situated below the

Macelj Macelj (; ) is the name of a village and a forest in northern Croatia bordering on Slovenia. There is an official border crossing in Macelj, and the end of the A2 highway. The villages are administratively divided into Gornji Macelj (''Upper''), p ...

forest in the northern part of

Hrvatsko Zagorje Hrvatsko Zagorje (; Croatian Zagorje; ''zagorje'' is Croatian for "backland" or "behind the hills") is a cultural region in northern Croatia, traditionally separated from the country's capital Zagreb by the Medvednica Mountain. It comprises ...

historic region. It was founded in the 17th century by the Counts of Keglević and later owned by the Counts of Nadasdy, then

Drašković Drašković (meaning "''son of Draško''") is a surname used in Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia, and may refer to: * Drašković family, Croatian noble family ** Juraj Drašković (1525–1587), Croatian cardinal and ban (viceroy) ** Ivan II Draš ...

and finally

Bombelles Bombelles is the name of an old French aristocratic family which originated from Lorraine. Members of the family later settled in Austria and Portugal. They held the title of Marquis in France and Count in Austria. Notable members * Jeanne Renee ...

(until 1945). Today the manor is weathered and longs for renewal.

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Opeka Manor

Opeka manor and arboretum description

History of Opeka manor

History of manor and arboretum
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