Zagreb County B CO RE U G N A T Z Y T O U D R R I A S T B O Magazine of Croatian tourism / Issue 26 / April, 2018 / Year X / ISSN 1847-1552; Not for sale. Budapest VARAŽDIN Ljubljana ZAGREB Munich OSIJEK RIJEKA SLAVONSKI BORD Issue 26 / April 2018 / 3-8 Zagreb County Map Year X / Varaždin, Croatia About the Green Ring PULA Way to Croatia Destinations: is distributed free of charge, 7-9 Sava - Sutla Valley to travel agents and reporters 10-15 Zaprešić in 47 countries worldwide. 16-19 Samobor 20-23 Sveta Nedelja Publisher 24-27 Jastrebarsko Vall 042 d.o.o. Croatia 28-29 Krašić ZADAR [email protected] 30-31 Pisarovina www.waytocroatia.hr 32-35 Velika Gorica Adriatic Sea Maja Šimenc, CEO 36-39 Ivanić-Grad 40-41 Dugo Selo SPLIT Editor-in-chief 42-43 Vrbovec Highway Borislav Šimenc 44-45 Sveti Ivan Zelina 48-49 Cheese Routes Executive Editor 50-51 Wine Routes Hrvoje Potrebica 52-55 Flavours of Croatian Tradition 56-57 Samobor Kremšnita custard pie DUBROVNIK Design & Layout Cottage Cheese Marko Bartolić Kotlovina County Brands Editor’s Corner Language Editor 58-61 Main Events As we noted, we start our fifth year of being published with theme-based issues, & Translator 62-63 Zagreb County Tourist Board attempting to present, in detail and scope, individual tourist destinations or areas, Dučakijević d.o.o. i.e. select forms of Croatian tourism offer. This issue was prepared in cooperation with the Zagreb County Tourist Board. It presents destinations around Zagreb - Supported by UHPA Association of the capital and the largest city in Croatia. This is an area which offers numerous Croatian Travel Agencies cultural and natural specialties, as well as interesting and attractive events. Of particular interest is the offer of local foods and wines (vineyards are strewn all Print along the three so-called “wine roads”), which awaits you in a dozen excellent AKD d.o.o. Zagreb Prepared in cooperation with restaurants and rural households. ISSN 1847-1552 Zagreb County Tourist Board. This area is much recommended to add to your itinerary when organizing your Upisnik HGK o izdavanju i Photography / Zagreb County Tourist Board stay in Zagreb. distribuciji tiska: broj 1057 archives, Way to Croatia magazine archives Borislav Šimenc, Chief Editor 3 A4 The A2 ZELINA Green Sava - Sutla Valley wine road Sveti Ivan Zelina Ring Zaprešić Vrbovec A3 River Sava BOR SAMO Zagreb UG wine road Dugo Selo VAROŠKI L Samobor Ivanić Grad GORJE SA BORSKO MO Sveta Nedelja AK BER ŽUM PLEŠIVICA wine road Velika Gorica G Jastrebarsko KI LU TUROPOLJS Krašić AKA CRNA ML A3 Green Ring Pisarovina of the Zagreb County A1 Should one set out from the North for the Adriatic Sea or from the East in the direction of the Central Europe, the road takes him or her through the Zagreb County, the pulsating centre of Croatia. The arrival to the planned destination or return home do not represent solely places, but also the experiences that are hidden in that journey – in the discovery of the unexpected and unplanned. Leaving the weary journey behind you, you enter the Zagreb County, the green and warm heart of Croatia, the ideal region where you 5 will make a break, take a breath, absorb, of sacral treasures. they draw attention taste and feel this climate. Should you to themselves with the beauty of their make a break for a couple of hours upon many altars, frescos, paintings, statues arrival, you will rejoice in the renewed and stained glass windows. However, encounter on your return, because the the most valuable artefacts within the warmth of the Sun is only equalled by certainly the organs, the mani instrument the warmth of the human heart. of religious life. Sava - Sutla Situated as a green natural ring of the The mountainous relief and the border City of Zagreb, the Zagreb County was position of the county resulted in the founded in 1759 when Empress and Queen construcion of many forified citadels. Valley Maria Theresa gave it its coat of arms With the cessation of conflicts came the and signet-ring. Today, with its 9 towns, desire for greater showcase quality and 25 municipalities and 699 settlements, greater living comfort, and at this time, it represents one of the Croatian numerous castles and manor houses Sava - Sutla Valley is situated in the western part of counties with greatest diversity. Being were erected in the lowland areas. Many Zagreb County, where it borders with Slovenia and wonderfully connected by traffic, acting of the stories and legends of that time Krapinsko – Zagorska County. It is an area of rich as a crossroad of South-eastern Europe, attract visitors even today. having an abundance of ornithological cultural and historic heritage, covered with forests, parks and nature reserves, known for its In next pages we would like to introduce tame winegrowing green hills and plains, mild slopes cuisine, offering picturesque and magical you to pitoresque destinations of the and cultured spots of land with many country houses. accommodation, teeming with small eco- Green Ring. farms, recreational facilities and wine roads, it is ideal for a family tour and stay. Through centuries it has been providing its passers-by with reinvigorated state of mind and body. The county is referred to as Zagreb’s green ring, as a third of ti is covered by forests, with meadeows and pastures between, and the wealth of green tones on the landscape enriched by the charp lines of cultivated fields and vineyards.The rich cultural heritage of this region proides visitors with countless possibilities. The curches and chapels, with their tall spires, erected on plateaus above the settlements have special symbolic meaning. Through their isolation, they offer an opportunity to become acquainted with the original, local forms of cultural and historical construction. meanwhile, their interiors are places of peace and house a wealth 7 Parish Church of St. Vitus the Martyr (Brdovec) – this Baroque church was consecrated to the patron saint of the parish, St. Vitus the Martyr, in 1679. Legend says that one morning, at the site of the present day church the locals found a statue of St. Vitus that had floated down the Sava and was caught in a willow tree, and to they decided to build a church at that site. St. Vitus is celebrated as a martyr who gave his life for Christ during the period of the Diocletian persecution of Christians in 304/305 AD. He was only about ten years old. The story says that he was cast into a vat of boiling oil. Today St. Vitus is celebrated as the patron saint of mental patients and the blind, people with speech problems, and he is also celebrated by wine-makers, beer-makers and pot makers. His feast day is celebrated on 15 June. Januševec Palace (Prigorje Brdovečko) – situated six kilometres west of Zaprešić, is the most beautiful Croatian palace done in classicist style. This is a monument of the highest (zero) category and one of the loveliest Classicist palaces in Croatia. It was built by the retired General Vrkljan in 1828, who once served as Finance Minister to Napoleon’s second wife, Marie Louise. He entrusted its construction to Bartol Felbinger, Croatia’s best Classisict architect. In 1845, the castle was sold to E. Corberon, and later changed owners often. In May 1945, it was damaged in an explosion. It was renovated in the 1970s. The three story palace fits beautifully into the landscape and is adapted to the slight plateau. The simple rectangular form is divided proportionally into classicist porticos on the northern and southern facades, while the western side opens into a loggia. The interior is dominated by a central, circular hall, 11 m high, covered with an 8 m dome. The interior walls were painted Parish Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Marija Gorica with vistas of various cities. Once the palace was surrounded by an English garden. With the arrival of the Franciscans from the Franciscan province of Bosnia to Sveta Today it is used by the State Archive. Gorica (later called Marija Gorica), the church and monastery complex were constructed from 1517–1527, and were originally consecrated to St. Peter the Apostle. In the early Vranyczany-Dobrinović Palace (Laduč) – Baron Vladimir Vranyczany-Dobrinović 17th century, the Franciscans tried to turn the church in St. Gorica into a pilgrimage entrusted construction of this palace to architect K. Waidman in 1882. This is a two church, as the Blessed Virgin Mary was worshipped here due to the miraculous statue story palace with altan on the facade, and the interior stands out for its formal, of Our Lady that the bishop fleeing from Bosnia donated to the monastery church. two-wing staircase with balustrade that leads to the first floor. The fantastic ceilings For that purpose, the Franciscans renovated and expanded the monastery in 1616, paintings are the work of Ivan Klausen. The grounds in front of the palace are a and with the dedication of Zagreb Bishop Martin Borković, the heavenly patron of French garden. Today, the palace is a children’s home. the church was changed. At the same time, the name of the settlement was also changed to Marija Gorica, after the new name of the church. Construction of the new Parish Church of St. Anne (Rozga) in Dubravica – the Rozga (Rozgva) parish is monastery began in 1733, and the new Baroque church was constructed from 1754– seen on old maps from the 13th century. On 26 July of each year, and the first Sunday 1758.