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Medvedgrad today

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Medvedgrad

Medvedgrad is a medieval fortified town and hilltop castle on the south slopes of Medvednica mountain above Zagreb. Built in the mid-13th century, it stands on a narrow spur with concentric curtain walls and a prominent round tower. The site was ruined by earthquakes and later partly restored and today offers panoramic views over the surrounding forested slopes.

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First raised

1300

Its prime

1262

Today

Restored

As it stood in 1262

The shape it held in its prime.

Perched on a narrow rocky spur of Medvednica, the castle presents irregular pale limestone curtain walls enclosing a rectangular inner bailey. A dominant cylindrical stone tower with narrow slit windows and a steep conical shingled roof rises near the ridge; lower towers and wall-walks connect around the courtyard. A wide arched gateway pierces the inner wall, and the courtyard is paved with irregular stone slabs, all set against densely forested mountain slopes dropping away to the south.

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6 places to explore in 1262.

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Approach from the south hill spurGatehouse and arched entranceInner courtyard (bailey)Curtain wall walk and battlementsMain round tower (keep)South-facing lookout over the valley

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