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Dvorac Sveti križ Začretje / Castle Sveti križ Začretje
na for 4,6 million kunas. According to Mrs. Kajfež, interested
buyers keep calling because those 2500 square metres,
which include 11 luxurious and three rustic lounges,
along with 10 hectares of the courtyard, are certainly an
intriguing parcel with different features and possibilities.
The selling process has slightly been prolonged because
of the agreement within the family that wants the castle
to be bought by the right person, or else they say they
wouldn’t sell it. From that same Krapina-Zagorje County,
we encounter Castle Sveti križ Začretje that is owned by
doctor Janko Mršić-Floegel. The family has been very serious
about renovating this late-baroque building from
the 18th century, which they bought from the Agricultural
Organization in pretty ruined shape in 2001. That
purchasing put an end to about 70 years of decay and
marked the beginning of an expensive and demanding
renovation. – The renovated castle will be open for
Dvorac Kaptol / Castle Kaptol
public, and it will contain an institute for computer innovations,
an Internet workshop, lecture halls, multimediaequipped
conference hall and a museum space, which
will present a selection from the multi-century family inventory
– says prof.dr. Mirna Mršić Floegel, mother of the
abovementioned owner, adding that, after the building’s
been reconstructed, it is realistic to expect that
their castle will become an attractive business, congress
and cultural-tourist destination throughout the year.
She says the visitors love the increasingly rich cultural
programme, which provides exhibits, concerts and promotional
lectures. That could (and would have to be)
the fate of every castle in Croatia, she says, because
the culture of the heritage depends on the culture of
the heritage carrier. Cultural monuments have no use in
lists or deductions, but they rather need true support for
maintenance, renovation and revitalization.
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