Ruard Manor, Manor house near Jesenice, Slovenia.
Ruard Manor is a three-story manor house in Jesenice featuring Neoclassical style with white walls and symmetrical rectangular windows. Today it houses permanent exhibitions about iron and steel manufacturing as well as paleontological collections showing Palaeozoic plant and animal fossils.
The manor was built in 1538 by Italian merchant Bernardo Bucellini from Bergamo and gained its current name in 1766 when Belgian trader Valentin Ruard purchased the property. It survived the region's industrial transformation and remains one of the few buildings from that early trading period.
The manor served as a center for managing the region's iron production and reflects how important this industry was to local life. Visitors can see how deeply the town's story is tied to metal working.
The manor is located on Franksa Prešerna Street and is easily reached on foot. It is helpful to check opening hours in advance and allow time to browse through the different exhibitions.
The manor is one of only two surviving ironworks castles from the original four that existed as separate settlements before 1929. This rare survival makes it a valuable record of the area's early industrial history.
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