Oršić Castle () is a

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castle in the Municipality of

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, northwestern

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History

It was built in 1756 by Croatian

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Krsto Oršić (1718–1782) on the site of a previous fortress from the

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and designed in an L-shaped ground

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. 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

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with a tympanum and Doric columns was added to the castle. Inside there is a well-preserved chapel with illusionist

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s and an illustrated baroque

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. Besides this castle, the

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owned a large number of other castles, palaces and estates in Croatia, among which the most significant were castles

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, Jurketinec at

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and palaces in

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and Varaždin. The castle was the feudal residence of the Oršić family, until the last members relocated in 1924. A primary school was situated in a part of the castle for some time after that, and a local peasant's

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society as well. At the end of the sixties and the beginning of the seventies, the castle was thoroughly renewed and transformed into a Museum of the

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, which deals with a tragic event that occurred in 1573 in this area. Around the castle there is a park with a huge monument dedicated to the Peasants' revolt and to its leader

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, made by a prominent Croatian sculptor

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Oršić castle photo

Aerial view of Oršić Castle and Peasants' Revolt monument

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History

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