Pazin Castle
| Pazin Castle | ||
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 View of the semicircular tower of the castle |
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| Alternative name (s): | Montecuccoli Castle, Mitterburg Castle | |
| Creation time : | 10th century (?) | |
| Castle type : | Rock castle | |
| Conservation status: | Receive | |
| Standing position : | Nobles | |
| Construction: | Ashlar | |
| Place: | Pazin , Croatia | |
| Geographical location | 45 ° 14 '25 " N , 13 ° 55' 50" E | |
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The castle Pazin [ Pasin ] ( Croatian Kaštel Pazin , Italian Castello di Montecuccoli , German Burg Mitterburg ) is a medieval castle within the town of Pazin in central Istria , western Croatia . It is the largest and one of the best-preserved castles in the Istria County . Today the castle houses the municipal museum and the Ethnographic Museum of Istria.
location
The Pazin Castle is located in the mountainous hinterland of Istria, almost in the geographical center of the peninsula. Built on a steep rock above the deep canyon of the Pazinčica karst river, the castle is now in the middle of the town of Pazin.
history
The castle was first mentioned in the 10th century as Castrum Pisinum in a document issued by Emperor Otto II on June 7, 983, in which the possession of the castle was confirmed to the Bishop of Poreč . In the 12th century, the bishops of Poreč ceded the property to Meinhard von Schwarzenburg ( Croatian: Črni grad ), then to Meinhard I, Count of Görz , and Meinhard, Margrave of Istria , and his successors.
Albert IV, Margrave of Gorizia, died in 1374 without heirs , and the castle came into the possession of the Habsburgs . In the following centuries the Habsburgs rented them out or gave them as fiefs to various noble families allied with them ( Auersperg , Barbo, Della Torre , Devinski , Dürr , Eggenberg , Flangini, Fugger , Khevenhüller , Mosconi, Turinetti , Walsee and others).
In 1766 the castle was sold to Antonio Laderchi de Montecuccoli and remained in the possession of his family until 1945.
For many centuries, the Pazin Castle was the administrative seat of the County of Pazin ( Croatian Pazinska grofovija / Pazinska knežija , Italian Contado di Pisino , German County Mitterburg ) or the County of Austria (County of Istria), administered either by a castellan or by the count himself.
See also
- List of castles and chateaus in Croatia
- History of Croatia
- Margraviate of Istria
- Austrian coastal country
photos
Representation of the castle in the 17th century
West side of the castle with the entrance
Inner courtyard of the castle
