Pejačević Manor, Classical manor in Našice, Croatia.
Pejačević Manor is a neobaroque castle in the centre of Našice, enlarged in 1865 from a smaller classicist building. Its north and south façades have thirteen window openings, and tower-like side projections carry domed roofs. Because of the sloping ground it is one storey on the entrance side and two towards the park; inside, the large hall holds a double semi-elliptical staircase with a stone balustrade.
Count Vincencije Pejačević laid the foundations of the first manor in January 1811, and Abbot Stjepan Darašević blessed them on 11 March; the building was finished by January 1812. Repaired after the May 1817 earthquake, it was enlarged from January 1865 under Ferdinand Karlo Rajner Pejačević, gaining thirteen window openings on the north and south facades, corner towers with domed roofs, a volute gable, balustrade and clock. German forces used it in 1943–45, with a war hospital in the basement.
The manor is named after the Pejačević noble family, who owned several estates in Slavonia. The Croatian composer Dora Pejačević, daughter of Ban Teodor Pejačević, lived here in the late 19th and early 20th century. Today the building houses the Našice Heritage Museum, the town library with reading room, and a gallery.
The manor now operates as Našice's town museum and welcomes visitors throughout the year. Regular guided tours are available to help you understand the spaces and learn about the building's story.
The kitchen stood in a separate building in the park, and meals reached the manor on an electric railway running through an underground tunnel linking the two. The smaller Klein Schloss, built 1904–1905 as a hunting lodge for Marko VI Pejačević, used a reinforced-concrete basin against damp and groundwater, a novelty in early 20th-century construction.
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