The Cultural Heritage of Zagreb County

14 Jastrebarsko
Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
Jastrebarsko
Construction of the church was completed in 1747. The Baroque
inventory from the 18th century includes the valuable main altar
from 1733, the work of the Italian master Giovanni Rossa and
made from marble; the side altars to St. Francis, St. Anthony, and
Our Lady of the Scapular, the pulpit from the mid 18th century,
and the statues of St. Valentine and the Whipped Christ from the
early 20th century. The entire complex is one of the most valuable
sacral complexes in northwestern Croatia, and had a significant
influence on the later construction of sacral structures in the
Jastrebarsko area. In the 1980s, the monastery was taken over by
the nuns of the Cistercian Order (Catholic order, members of the
Benedictines). The monastery library houses valuable books and
old maps, and the collection of incunabula and its original printed
works from before 1500, is particularly valuable.
Info: Parish office, tel. + 385 1 6282 110
Church of St. Peter, Petrovina
The church is situated in the middle of the town. The parish in
Petrovina was already included on the 1334 list of parishes. The
original medieval Gothic structure was adapted and renovated
in the 17 th century when the church received its characteristic
Baroque appearance.
On the façade and in the interior one finds a series of fantastic
stone sculpture details, from stone door and window frames to
the engraved stone holy water font. The main neo-Gothic altar,
dating back to the second half of the 19 th century, no longer stands
in the church. It has been replaced by highly valuable late Gothic
frescos from the 15 th century that were revealed, along with the
Gothic window, during restoration works in the 1980s. The frescos
depict motifs of the Passion of Christ, and are the only example of
their kind in northern Croatia. The altars consecrated to Michael
the Archangel and the Sorrowful Madonna in the nave date back
to the 17 th century and are among the loveliest Mannerist altars in
northwestern Croatia. The church also contains the late Mannerist
altar of St. Anthony at the side chapel (17/18 th century), the wooden
pulpit and the organ from 1821.
Info: parish office, tel. +385 1 6286 099
Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the
Snow, Volavje
The chapel stands in the centre of the town, and is surrounded by
walls containing a Baroque portal. The original chapel was built
in the 15 th century, and the new church completed in 1704. The
bell tower dates back to the 17 th century, though it was extended
in the 18 th century. The polygonal chapel east of the sanctuary
was added in 1709, while the vestibule of the chapel was added
south of the nave in 1732. The courtyard walls with portal were
raised in 1741. Remnants of late medieval paintings have been
found on the southern wall. The main, great altar of the Blessed
Virgin Mary, in the early Baroque style, was created in 1706 in the
Paulist workshop. The Mannerist side altar of St. Stephen (on the
right) and the Magi (on the left) date back to the end of the 17 th
century, while the two early Baroque side altars of the Immaculate
Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (left) and St. John of
Nepomuk (right) date back to the early 18 th century. The organ
is from 1785. The entire complex stands out due to the masterful
detail of sculpture, and represents one of the most valuable
monuments of sacral architecture in the Jastrebarsko area.
Info: parish office, tel. +385 1 6286 099