Cetin Castle
| Cetin Castle | ||
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 Cetin Castle |
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| Place: | Cetingrad | |
| Geographical location | 45 ° 8 '18.2 " N , 15 ° 43' 54.1" E | |
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The castle ruin Cetin (German outdated Czettin ) is located in the municipality of Cetingrad , in Croatia .
history
In the Middle Ages, Cetin was owned by the Croatian noble family of Frankopans . Ivan Frankopan Cetinski died in 1493 in the battle of the Krbava field . On January 1, 1527, the Croatian Sabor in Cetin elected Ferdinand I of Habsburg as Croatian king and confirmed this with the Cetingrad Charter . From the 16th to 19th centuries, Cetin belonged to the military border or was in Turkish hands. The castle was badly damaged in the Russo-Austrian Turkish War in 1790 and captured by the imperial army on July 20th . In the 19th century, Cetin was abandoned by its residents and the jurisdiction was transferred to the nearby Cetingrad .
See also
Cetin Castle
Cetin Castle after climbing the castle hill
Cetin Castle from the front, seen from Cetingrad
Cetin Castle
Juraj III. Frankopan , owner of the castle and signatory of the Cetingrad Charter
