Ozalj Castle

The Ozalj Castle ( kroat. dvorac Ozalj, ie voiced dwohratz osalj ) is located in the city Ozalj in central Croatia.

It dates from the 13th century and was for centuries owned by the Croatian noble families Zrinski and Frankopan.

Due to several extensions and alterations to the building complex consists today of several architectural styles. Originally, he was surrounded by outer and inner walls, which were reinforced by five half- towers. Due to the many conversions but only a small part of the older system is available.

Particularly striking are the old defense tower, a Gothic chapel and the still original palace of Nikola Zrinski Šubić called granary, with the inscription 1556. The entrance tower was built by Juraj ( IV ) Zrinski in 1599. After the failure of the Zrinski - Frankopan conspiracy in 1670, the new owners Perlas and later Batthyány castle designed to fundamentally transformed and this with a new Baroque tract in a castle.

Other impacts associated with the history of the castle personalities were Bernardin Francopan (1453-1529), Petar Zrinski, his wife Ana Katarina Zrinski Frankopan, a well-known poet and daughter of Prince Vuk Krsto Frankopan and his wife Ursula Imhofer, as well as her brother Fran Krsto Frankopan.

Today the castle is owned by the state and serves as both a museum as well as a tourist destination. Below the castle, the river Kupa flows past.

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Interior

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Railway tunnel under the castle

View from the other side of the river Kupa