Villa Rebar is a ruined hunting lodge from 1932 located on

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mountain, near

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. It was known as the residence of Croatian WWII politician

Ante Pavelić Ante Pavelić (; 14 July 1889 – 28 December 1959) was a Croatian politician who founded and headed the fascist ultranationalist organization known as the Ustaše in 1929 and served as dictator of the Independent State of Croatia ( hr, l ...

. During

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. Pavelić built a system of

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that connected the manor to military bunkers in the nearby hills, as well as some that acted as escape tunnels. After the war, Pavelić fled, and the villa was eventually remodelled and turned into a mountain resort called "Risnjak". A fire in 1979 razed the manor to its stone foundations. After this disaster, the property, along with its tunnels, were simply abandoned. The above ground foundations of the home remain to this day, overgrown and marred with

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. Urban explorers have also taken to tagging up the tunnels beneath the estate. However, exploring the tunnels beneath the ruins of Pavelić's former mansion is not recommended.

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Villa Rebar
{{coord missing, Croatia Buildings and structures in Zagreb Independent State of Croatia Buildings and structures completed in 1932