Trebnik Mansion
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Trebnik Mansion is manorhouse, located in a park above the parish Church of St. George in Slovenske Konjice
, Slovenia
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monastery of Žiče
, from whom it was in 1826 bought by Prince Weriand zu Windischgrätz, in the hands of whose descendats it remained until the end of World War II
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The castle is currently largely empty; it is partly renovated and partly in a bad state after a fire destroyed much of the southern tract. The last uses to which the southern tract (part of the main building) had been put to were the manufacture of products from medicinal herbs to be sold in the museum shop and there was a display of historic carriages also.
Slovenske Konjice
Slovenske Konjice is a town and a municipality in northeastern Slovenia. The area was part of the traditional region of Lower Styria.- Slovenske Konjice municipality :...
, Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
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Architecture
The manor comprises two building tracts and their basements; the northern tract has arcaded passageways on the ground and first floors, dating to the Middle Ages. The surrounding grounds contain once-rich gardens with botanically-interesting tree species and shrubs, a fish pond and several associated buildings, such as an orangerie and a gardening outbuilding, now mostly deserted or serving other purposes. The park once also featured a decorative straw-roofed rustic farmhouse.History
A manor below Konjice Castle was mentioned as early as 1362, held until the 17th century by the barons Trebnik, who sold it to the counts Tattenbach. After them, the mansion was owned by the CarthusianCarthusian
The Carthusian Order, also called the Order of St. Bruno, is a Roman Catholic religious order of enclosed monastics. The order was founded by Saint Bruno of Cologne in 1084 and includes both monks and nuns...
monastery of Žiče
Žice
Žice is a dispersed settlement in the Sveta Ana Municipality in the Slovenske gorice hills in northeastern Slovenia.-External links:*...
, from whom it was in 1826 bought by Prince Weriand zu Windischgrätz, in the hands of whose descendats it remained until the end of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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The castle is currently largely empty; it is partly renovated and partly in a bad state after a fire destroyed much of the southern tract. The last uses to which the southern tract (part of the main building) had been put to were the manufacture of products from medicinal herbs to be sold in the museum shop and there was a display of historic carriages also.