Pejačević Manor is located in the Virovitica , which nowadays forms a part of the city centre of the city of Virovitica .
It is one of several castles owned by the members of
Pejačević noble family in the
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History
According to the sign located on the facade above the entrance, the manor was built by count Antun Pejačević in 1804, with the actual construction beginning in 1800.
The Virovitica Estate was acquired by the Pejačević Counts as a grant by the then Austrian Empress and Croatian-Hungarian Queen Maria Theresa in 1750. In the beginning it started out as a relatively small estate.
Architecture
The refined classical manor is composed of three wings shaped in the straight form. The internal space is organised around a central hallway with rooms aligned on either side. The central axis is highlighted by the grand hall and central dome.
File:Dvorac Pejačević, Virovitica - jugozapad.JPG, Southwest view
File:Dvorac Pejačević, Virovitica - jugoistok.JPG, Southeast view
File:Dvorac Pejačević, Virovitica - sjeveroistok.JPG, Entrance
File:Virovitica Castle, Croatia.JPG, Northwest view
See also
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House of Pejačević
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List of castles in Croatia
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References
External links
Castle dominating the center of the Town of ViroviticaHistory of the Pejačević CastleVirovitica Municipal Museum and its collections
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Castles in Croatia
Museums in Croatia
History of Slavonia
Buildings and structures in Virovitica-Podravina County
Virovitica castle
Tourist attractions in Virovitica-Podravina County