Old Zrinski fortress, Kraljevica

Categories: Fortresses

The Old Town (Stari grad) of the Zrinskis, an architectural complex consisting of a Lower and Upper castle, is a real time machine. The Lower castle was probably once a small fortress with a chapel dedicated to St Nicholas and as a fortification, it probably dates from the pre-Frankopan era. With the construction of the Upper castle part of the mediaeval structure was adapted in the baroque style.

Old Zrinski fortress, Kraljevica

The Old Town (Stari grad) of the Zrinskis, an architectural complex consisting of a Lower and Upper castle, is a real time machine. The Lower castle was probably once a small fortress with a chapel dedicated to St Nicholas and as a fortification, it probably dates from the pre-Frankopan era. With the construction of the Upper castle part of the mediaeval structure was adapted in the baroque style.

Similar locations

  • The City Walls of Krk

    Krk takes much pride in being one of three Croatian towns with the longest city walls built in the 1st century BC during Illyrian times....

  • Trsat Fortress, Rijeka

    One of the oldest fortresses in Kvarner, this structure was a Liburnian watchtower during the Roman conquests. Strategically protruding viewpoint from a 138 meters tall...

  • Grobnik

    The Grobnik Castle is located on the hill overlooking the spacious Grobničko polje. It was built in the period between early Middle Ages until the...

  • Hreljin fortress

    The construction of the fortress took place in the period between the 13th and 16th century and its last inhabitants abandoned it in the 18th...

  • Remnants of Ledenice Fortress

    Remnants of the medieval fortress are located on a steep hill near Vinodol where a Romanic and Gothic church of Saint Stephan the First Martyr...

  • Bribir tower

    The tower of Bribir is a remnant of the medieval fortress nowadays housing an exhibition of medieval cultural and historical heritage. ...

Primorsko-goranska županija
Grad Rijeka
HAVC
Art-kino Croatia
Rijeka 2020 - Port of Diversity