Novi Dvori of Zaprešić, Feudal estate in Zaprešić, Croatia.
Novi Dvori of Zaprešić is a manor estate with a castle, museum buildings, and a chapel spread across a large property north of the city. The grounds contain multiple structures including a circular threshing building and a family burial ground designed in the Gothic style.
The property originated in 1611 as a wooden structure and was later transformed and expanded by successive noble families. Over the centuries it underwent periods of development before eventually being placed under protection.
The place carries the name of the Jelačić family, who held power here for generations and left their mark on the landscape. The family burial ground displays Gothic architectural details and incorporates stone elements brought from other significant locations.
The estate lies about 1.5 km from central Zaprešić, some 20 km from Zagreb, along the road toward Hrvatsko zagorje. A chestnut avenue crosses the farmyard and leads to the landscaped grounds with the castle and St Joseph's Chapel. The whole complex covers 20.5 hectares, so allow time to walk between the castle, the granary museum, the round threshing building and the family tomb in the wooded section.
The round threshing building (vršilnica) dates from the 17th century and is the oldest structure of its kind in Croatia, listed as a zero-category monument. It stands among the estate's farm buildings, which also include a three-storey granary converted in 1987 into the Matija Skurjeni Museum of Naive Art.
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