Preddvor Mansion, Heritage monument in Preddvor, Slovenia

Preddvor Mansion is a building in the valley of Preddvor and dominates the local architecture with its traditional Slovenian structural elements. Its layout features characteristic rooms and details typical of noble residences in this region.

The mansion is first documented in 1147, when Count Bernard of Spanheim entrusted it to the monks of Viktring Abbey before leaving on crusade; a preserved deed from 1156 confirms the grant. Viktring held the estate until the mid-15th century, then passed it to the families Spiess, Egkh, Neff and Montagnana. On 1 October 1608 it was sold to Felicita Harrer, who transferred it to Stična Abbey, which converted it into a house for sick and elderly monks.

The mansion is also called Grad Preddvor. Its name recalls the Viktring monks from Carinthia, who held the estate from the 12th to the mid-15th century; the ministeriales of Novi Dvor managed it for them. Under the Stična monks the house served as a recovery home for sick and elderly monks, and the monks ran the area's first optional elementary school there.

The building sits easily accessible in central Preddvor and can be reached via the main road through the municipality. The best time to visit is during dry weather, as the paths around the property become more walkable then.

Maximilian III von Wurzbach, who bought the mansion in 1897, founded the Preddvor line of the family; his son Artur converted it into an inn and small hotel called Grintovec after inheriting it in 1920. In 1936 a Dr. Majerič from Ormož turned it into a sanatorium and resort for lung patients, drawing wealthy families from Yugoslavia, Austria and Germany who came for the mountain air and quiet.