Zrin Castle (''Gradina Zrin'') is a ruined
castle located in the village of
Zrin
Zrin is a village in Croatia, Sisak-Moslavina County ( Dvor Municipality).
In the past it was the seat of the Šubić noble family. Later the family called themselves Zrinski, after Zrin Castle. It was a stronghold of Croatian defense in the ...
, south of the town of
Sisak in
Dvor municipality, central
Croatia
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History
The castle was first mentioned in the 13th century as a fortress ruled by the
Babonić clan. Between 1328 and 1347, it was possessed by the members of
Iločki family. In 1347, King
Louis I the Great
Louis I, also Louis the Great ( hu, Nagy Lajos; hr, Ludovik Veliki; sk, Ľudovít Veľký) or Louis the Hungarian ( pl, Ludwik Węgierski; 5 March 132610 September 1382), was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1342 and King of Poland from 1370. ...
bestowed the fortress to the noble
Šubić family who then changed their family name after it, becoming the
Zrinski
Zrinski () was a Croatian- Hungarian noble family, a cadet branch of the Croatian noble tribe of Šubić, influential during the period in history marked by the Ottoman wars in Europe in the Kingdom of Croatia's union with the Kingdom of Hung ...
. It remained in their possession until the
Ottoman invasion and conquest of the region, which led to the fortress falling to them on 20 October 1577. It was not until 1718 that the castle was retaken from the Ottomans.
[Zrinske Utvrde u Hrvatskom Pounju](_blank)
Notable people
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Nikola IV Zrinski
Nikola IV Zrinski or Miklós IV Zrínyi ( hu, Zrínyi Miklós, ; 1507/1508 – 7 September 1566), also commonly known as Nikola Šubić Zrinski (), was a Croatian nobleman and general, Ban of Croatia from 1542 until 1556, royal master of the tr ...
(1507/1508 – 1566), a Croatian nobleman of the
Zrinski family and general.
Gallery
File:Castle Zrin, Croatia-5.JPG
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See also
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Zrin
Zrin is a village in Croatia, Sisak-Moslavina County ( Dvor Municipality).
In the past it was the seat of the Šubić noble family. Later the family called themselves Zrinski, after Zrin Castle. It was a stronghold of Croatian defense in the ...
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House of Zrinski
Zrinski () was a Croatian- Hungarian noble family, a cadet branch of the Croatian noble tribe of Šubić, influential during the period in history marked by the Ottoman wars in Europe in the Kingdom of Croatia's union with the Kingdom of Hunga ...
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House of Ilok
References
Castles in Croatia
Ruined castles in Croatia
Buildings and structures in Sisak-Moslavina County
History of Banovina
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