The Cultural Heritage of Zagreb County

Zwilling Castle (Ribograd), Crna
Mlaka
It is situated in the midst of a wetland area that was
turned into the Crna Mlaka fishpond in the early 20th
century. In about 1905, Kornelius Zwilling took the
estate under lease. In the period from 1914 to 1920, he
built a complex of villas, gardens and accompanying
structures after the designs of architect J. Deutsch
(1917) in the late art deco style. Today, this castle stands
at the centre of the Crna Mlaka Special Ornithological
Reserve near Jastrebarsko.
Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of
Okić, Novo Selo Okićko
The Okić parish was included on the list of parishes
from 1334. The church underwent renovations
throughout the entire 17th century, and the present
day bell tower dates back to 1649. The outer courtyard
walls, the portal bearing the Erdödy family coat of arms
and the sculpture of the Blessed Virgin Mary with two
angels were added in 1668. The portal is of exceptional
value due to the sculpture positioned above the gable:
two kneeling angels to the side and the figure of Mary
standing on the Erdödy coat of arms in the middle,
surrounded on the wall by painted heads of cherubs.
The year 1691 is engraved on the portal. The style and
high quality of the work suggests that this is the work
of Zagreb sculptor Komersteiner.
The church interior was completely renovated from
1888 to 1890 according to the designs of August
Posilović, and the walls were painted by Croatian
painter Ferdo Quiquerez (Kikerec), the first Croatian
realist. The Rococo style pulpit of the side nave was
also installed and is painted (Christ the Shepherd),
the organ dates back to the end of the 19th century.
The late Renaissance free-standing stone holy water
font and the walled holy water font ornamented with
a flower petal and cross motif have been preserved.
Info: Parish office, tel. + 385 1 6294 200, 6294 043
Cistercian Convent, Jastrebarsko
The original structure was a monastery used by
the Dominicans in the 16 th century, though the last
Dominican abandoned Jastrebarsko in 1575. The
monastery was taken over by Franciscan monks in
1602. They began construction of a new monastery in
1704, in the early Baroque style. The new monastery
included the original Dominican part of the church
and monastery, and many traces of the original
Gothic structure can still be seen in the walls of the
church. The façade is simple, and the monastery has
a rectangular layout with an internal courtyard and
open arcade. The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary
was originally a Gothic structure, though only the
Gothic window on the northern wall of the sanctuary
and the rectangular shape of the sanctuary remain
today. A Baroque adaptation in the early 18 th century
resulted in an extension of the rectangular nave, and
the installation of a choir at the western end. The
Chapel of Our Lady of the Scapular was built along the
northern wall. The many exceptionally valuable details
of sculpted works indicate the wealth of the patron of
the church and monastery, and the clear influence of
masters from Slovenia, where the Franciscan province
was seated.
Info: Convent, tel. +385 1 6282 110
Jastrebarsko 13