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Krsto II Oršić
Count Krsto II Oršić Slavetićki (), (1718–1782) was a Croatian nobleman and high-ranking officer in the Habsburg monarchy imperial army service, a member of the Oršić noble family. Life Krsto Oršić was the son of Bernard III Oršić Slavetićki and his wife Ana née Patačić. He was educated in Bologna and Vienna. In 1741 he devoted himself to military career, taking part in several wars and many battles like War of the Austrian Succession and Seven Years' War. He achieved the rank of Field Marshal. During his lifetime, Oršić performed some other duties as well, for instance the assessor at the Croatian Parliament seat in Zagreb and grand župan of Zagreb County. In 1744, he married the Hungarian countess, Josipa (Jozefa) Zichy (1725–1778) who bore him sons Adam (1748–1820) and Franjo (1758–1807). She also published a veterinary manual in Kajkavian on livestock titled ''Betegujuče živine vračitel'' (1772, Zagreb), one of the first such manuals in Croati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oršić Castle In Gornja Stubica
Oršić Castle () is a baroque castle in the Municipality of Gornja Stubica, Krapina-Zagorje County, northwestern Croatia. History It was built in 1756 by Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg), Croatian count Krsto II Oršić, Krsto Oršić (1718–1782) on the site of a previous fortress from the Middle Ages and designed in an L-shaped ground architectural plan, plan. From the backyard side, both the wings are open in arcades that follow the line of the corridor, while the outside frontage is quite simple, with rhythmically aligned windows and a few rustic details in the corners. After a large earthquake in the 19th century, a Classicism, classicist porch with a Tympanum (architecture), tympanum and Doric order, Doric columns was added to the castle. Inside there is a well-preserved chapel with illusionist murals and an illustrated baroque altar. Besides this castle, the House of Oršić, Oršić family owned a large number of other castles, palaces and estates in Croatia, among which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west. Hungary lies within the drainage basin of the Danube, Danube River and is dominated by great lowland plains. It has a population of 9.6 million, consisting mostly of ethnic Hungarians, Hungarians (Magyars) and a significant Romani people in Hungary, Romani minority. Hungarian language, Hungarian is the Languages of Hungary, official language, and among Languages of Europe, the few in Europe outside the Indo-European languages, Indo-European family. Budapest is the country's capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, largest city, and the dominant cultural and economic centre. Prior to the foundation of the Hungarian state, various peoples settled in the territory of present-day Hun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baroque
The Baroque ( , , ) is a Western Style (visual arts), style of Baroque architecture, architecture, Baroque music, music, Baroque dance, dance, Baroque painting, painting, Baroque sculpture, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from the early 17th century until the 1750s. It followed Renaissance art and Mannerism and preceded the Rococo (in the past often referred to as "late Baroque") and Neoclassicism, Neoclassical styles. It was encouraged by the Catholic Church as a means to counter the simplicity and austerity of Protestant architecture, art, and music, though Lutheran art#Baroque period, Lutheran Baroque art developed in parts of Europe as well. The Baroque style used contrast, movement, exuberant detail, deep color, grandeur, and surprise to achieve a sense of awe. The style began at the start of the 17th century in Rome, then spread rapidly to the rest of Italy, France, Spain, and Portugal, then to Austria, southern Germany, Poland and Russia. By the 1730s, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gornja Stubica
Gornja Stubica () is a village and municipality in Krapina-Zagorje County, Croatia. Climate From 1981 to 1996, the highest temperature recorded at the Stubička gora weather station was , on 28 July 1987. The coldest temperature was , on 12 February 1985. Demographics In the 2011 census, it had a total of 5,284 inhabitants, in the following naselja, settlements: * Banšćica, population 198 * Brezje, Krapina-Zagorje County, Brezje, population 246 * Dobri Zdenci, population 145 * Dubovec, Krapina-Zagorje County, Dubovec, population 328 * Gornja Stubica, population 831 * Gusakovec, population 217 * Hum Stubički, population 580 * Jakšinec, population 283 * Karivaroš, population 310 * Modrovec, population 363 * Orehova Gorica, population 67 * Pasanska Gorica, population 153 * Repićevo Selo, population 28 * Samci, population 277 * Sekirevo Selo, population 34 * Slani Potok, population 381 * Sveti Matej, population 579 * Šagudovec, population 195 * Vinterovec, population 49 * Volav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and transitioned into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. The Middle Ages is the middle period of the three traditional divisions of Western history: classical antiquity, the medieval period, and the modern period. The medieval period is itself subdivided into the Early, High, and Late Middle Ages. Population decline, counterurbanisation, the collapse of centralised authority, invasions, and mass migrations of tribes, which had begun in late antiquity, continued into the Early Middle Ages. The large-scale movements of the Migration Period, including various Germanic peoples, formed new kingdoms in what remained of the Western Roman Empire. In the 7th century, North Africa and the Middle East—once part of the Byzantine Empire� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Severin Na Kupi
Severin na Kupi is a village and part of Vrbovsko municipality, in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, in Croatia. It is situated above the Kupa valley on the part of the D3 (Croatia), D3 highway formerly known as the ''Lujzijana''. It is known for the cliffside Severin castle, one of the best preserved remains of an extensive Christian fortification network during the Turkish wars. As of 2021, it has a population of 113. It was once more populous, and in 1776-1786 it was the titular seat of its own county. Name Severin na Kupi is not to be confused with Severin, Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Severin Bilogorski. There is also a Severin, Germany, Severin in Polabian Slavs, Polabia. Most importantly, it may be named after Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Severin of the historical Banate of Severin. A connection with Saint Severin (other), Saint Severin cannot be ruled out, but there is no significant local veneration of a saint by that name, and one historical source uses the form ''Siverin'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varaždin
Varaždin ( or ; , also known by #Name, alternative names) is a city in Northern Croatia, north-east of Zagreb. The total population is 46,946, with 38,839 in the city settlement itself (2011). The city is best known for its baroque buildings, music, textile, food and IT industry. Name In Hungarian language, Hungarian the town is known as ''Varasd'', in Latin language, Latin as ''Varasdinum'' and in German language, German as ''Warasdin''. The name ''Varaždin'' traces its origin to ''varoš'', a Hungarian loanword from ''város'', meaning ''city''. Population The total population of the city is 46,946 and it includes the following settlements: *Črnec Biškupečki, population 696 *Donji Kućan, population 716 *Gojanec, population 620 *Gornji Kućan, population 1,139 *Hrašćica, population 1,283 *Jalkovec, population 1,309 *Kućan Marof, population 1,388 *Poljana Biškupečka, population 452 *Varaždin, population 38,839 *Zbelava, population 504 Administrative division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jastrebarsko
Jastrebarsko (; ), colloquially known as Jaska, is a town in Zagreb County, Croatia. History Antiquity In 1865, remnants of a Roman settlement were uncovered in Repišće, Klinča Sela, a village in Jastrebarsko metropolitan area. Further archeology, archeological investigation in the late 20th century classified them as a villa rustica and a necropolis consisting of six tumulus, tumuli, both dating to the early Roman Empire period. The remnants are deemed to be the westernmost group of Noricum, Noric-Pannonian tumuli and they make a very rare occasion of tombstones located directly on top of tumuli, which is in the rest of Croatia recorded only in Donji Čehi. The location of this archeological site on the fluvial terraces of the local Konjava stream is attributed to the peaceful state of the central Roman Empire, which in turn led to formation of settlements in river valleys. PDF, 121 KB Sveta Marija pod Okićem () (locally nicknamed Grič), an archeological site locat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaprešić
Zaprešić () is a town in Zagreb County, in Croatia. It has a population of 19,644 inhabitants in the city proper, town proper, with 25,223 in the administrative area. The town's metropolitan area, which encompasses the seven neighbouring municipalities, has a population of 54,640. Zaprešić is the third-largest, and most densely populated town of the county.This is calculated on the basis of second-level administrative divisions (List of cities in Croatia, towns, and Municipalities of Croatia, municipalities), not the census-designated settlements (''naselja''). When calculated on the basis of settlements, Zaprešić is the second-largest one, after Velika Gorica with 31,553 inhabitants (2011 census). It is located northwest of the Croatian capital Zagreb, and near the Slovenian border. It is centered on plains north of the Sava, Sava River, and is bordered by Medvednica, Medvednica Mountain to the east, and the Marija Gorica Hills to the west. The first human settlement in, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
