Sokolac Castle
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 Sokolac Castle |
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| Creation time : | First mentioned in 1411 | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Place: | Brinje | |
| Geographical location | 44 ° 59 '54 " N , 15 ° 7' 53.8" E | |
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The Sokolac Castle stands on a hill in the Croatian town of Brinje in Lika-Senj and is one of the most important Gothic monuments in Croatia. Today it is the ruin of a spur castle , which was first mentioned in a document in 1411 and was owned by the Frankopan noble family . It is also called Gradina by the local population . Its Croatian name Sokolac means "falcon tower" in German.
history
The castle was built by Nikola IV Frankopan as the new center of his family. Ivan Anž VI was the first of the Frankopans to move there. Frankopan Brinjski a.
The castle is mentioned for the first time in 1411. Her chapel of St. Mary with its three floors and the Gothic portal is the best preserved castle chapel in Croatia . The coat of arms of the Frankopan and Gorjanski families can be found in the Gothic vault of the crypt and on the first floor . The Frankopans built a fortified settlement next to the castle in the form of an irregular hexagon, four semicircular towers and a bastion . In the parish church of St. Mary you can find the tombstone of Matija Čubranić from 1511.
literature
- Željko Holjevac: Brinjsko-lički ustanak iz 1746. godine . Meridijani izdavačka kuća, Samobor 2004, ISBN 953-7004-77-5 .
- D. Miletić: Sokolac - Frankopanski plemićki grad u Brinju. Croatian Ministry of Culture, Zagreb 2003.
Web links
- Sokolac Castle , culturenet.hr
