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Susedgrad
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Also known as Susedgrad (Záhřeb, Chorvatsko)

Susedgrad Castle (Hungarian: Szomszédvár), or earlier also only Sused, is a ruined medieval fortress on the far-western hill of mount Medvednica, while also marking the far-western part of modern-day Zagreb, Croatia.

Key facts

Military installation.name
Susedgrad Castle
Military installation.location
Zagreb, Croatia
Military installation.image
File:Poskus rekonstrukcije gradu Susedgrad.jpg
Military installation.caption
Attempted reconstruction of Susedgrad's early appearance with confluence of Sava and Krapina rivers visible behind.
Military installation.type
Hilltop castle
Military installation.built
14th century
Military installation.materials
stone
Military installation.height
Built on 194 meters high hilltop
Military installation.used
14th–17th century
Military installation.demolished
Left to ruin after 17th century.
Military installation.condition
in ruins
Military installation.ownership
Cistercians Anjou royal family Aka family Johann Katzianer Henning family Tahy family Henning family Sermage family Jelačić family
Military installation.battles
Hundred Years' Croatian–Ottoman War - several akinji raids occurred nearby. Susedgrad Wars Croatian-Slovene Peasant Revolt
Historic site.embed
yes
Historic site.designation1
Croatia Cultural
Historic site.designation1_number
Z-7528
Historic site.designation1_type
Protected cultural good

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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections
Contents
  • Position
  • History
  • Medieval Slavonia
  • Early Modern Period
  • Henning-Tahy Wars
  • Abandonment
  • Contemporary Period
  • Restoration initiatives
  • Location and access
  • Flora
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • References
  • Bibliography

Susedgrad Castle (Hungarian: Szomszédvár), or earlier also only Sused, is a ruined medieval fortress on the far-western hill of mount Medvednica, while also marking the far-western part of modern-day Zagreb, Croatia.

== Position == As written on billboard near Susedgrad ruins, the fortress overwatched an important crossroad at Krapina-Sava confluence, and therefore enabled control over nearby land and waterways. Archeological and paleontological findings suggest that the place was settled since antiquity. Nearby quarries are also believed to exist since antiquity, supplying stone for building forts and churches in the surrounding area.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Susedgrad” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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