Betnava Mansion, Manor house in Razvanje, Slovenia

Betnava Mansion is a baroque estate with an ornate facade and expansive gardens located near Maribor. The main building displays classical proportions and decorative stonework typical of 18th-century nobility residences, arranged around structured grounds that reflect its former importance.

A structure on the site was first mentioned in 1319 as Wintenaw. By the 16th century it had become a fortified, moated Renaissance manor, and the Herberstein counts turned it into a Protestant way-station with a chapel and cemetery. After a fire in 1685, the central building was rebuilt in the late-Baroque Florentine style in 1784, with a chapel added on the north side. In 1863 it became the summer residence of the bishops of Maribor and Lavant.

The name Betnava derives from the German Wintenaw, recorded in 1319. The counts of Herberstein used the manor as a Protestant way-station with its own chapel and cemetery. Since 1863 it has served as the summer residence of the bishops of Maribor and Lavant, and it is now again church property.

The mansion is located in the Razvanje district and is best reached by car since it sits outside the main city area. Check ahead about visiting access since the property now serves as a residence for the Diocese of Maribor and may not always be open to the public.

During World War II, German forces took control of the estate, after which it remained under state ownership for decades into the late 20th century. This period shaped how many national monuments were treated and restored in the country's postwar period.