Tkalec Manor ( hr, Dvorac Tkalec or ) is a
baroque
The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...
building situated next to the village of
Å trigova in
Međimurje County, northern
Croatia.
It was built in the mid-18th century and first owned by the members of the
Pauline Catholic Order in
Å trigova, until their order was abolished by the
Croato-
Hungarian king Joseph II of
Habsburg
The House of Habsburg (), alternatively spelled Hapsburg in Englishgerman: Haus Habsburg, ; es, Casa de Habsburgo; hu, Habsburg család, it, Casa di Asburgo, nl, Huis van Habsburg, pl, dom Habsburgów, pt, Casa de Habsburgo, la, Domus Hab ...
in 1786. In the 19th century it was owned by the counts of
Zichy Zichy is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
* Mihály Zichy (1827–1906), Hungarian painter and graphic artist
* Maria Anna Stubenberg Zichy (1821-1912), composer
*Eleonóra Zichy (1867–1945), Hungarian noblewoman
* Géza Zichy (1 ...
, who had estates in the neighbouring
Slovenian region of
Prekmurje as well. Before the national independence of
Croatia, it was run until 1990 by a local peasants'
agricultural cooperative
An agricultural cooperative, also known as a farmers' co-op, is a cooperative in which farmers pool their resources in certain areas of activity.
A broad typology of agricultural cooperatives distinguishes between agricultural service cooperati ...
society. After that it was privatized.
The manor itself has a long
porch with
arcades in the southeastern side. There is a large
cellar inside with an old and huge wooden
wine press from 1858. It was used for the wine production based on the widespread
vineyards on the surrounding hills of that area.
Gallery
File:Dvorac Tkalec, Å trigova - istok.jpg, East view of the Manor
File:Dvorac Tkalec, Å trigova - ulaz.jpg, Manor entrance
File:Dvorac Tkalec, Å trigova - jug.jpg, South view of the Manor
See also
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List of castles in Croatia
*
Zichy Zichy is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
* Mihály Zichy (1827–1906), Hungarian painter and graphic artist
* Maria Anna Stubenberg Zichy (1821-1912), composer
*Eleonóra Zichy (1867–1945), Hungarian noblewoman
* Géza Zichy (1 ...
Buildings and structures in Međimurje County
Castles in Croatia
History of Međimurje
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