Croatia · Restored
Veliki Tabor Castle
Veliki Tabor is a fortified castle and museum in northwest Croatia whose present look dates to the 16th century. The complex centres on a pentagonal Late Gothic core surrounded by four semi-circular Renaissance towers linked by curtain walls and an outer defence circuit with ancillary buildings.
First raised
1500
Its prime
1550
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1550
The shape it held in its prime.
A compact pentagonal central keep surrounded by four semi-circular Renaissance towers linked by continuous curtain walls; walls are whitewashed above a rubble-stone battered base. A pronounced band of corbelled stone supports (machicolation-like corbels) runs beneath the roofline. Towers and roofs are steeply pitched and covered with red clay tiles, with small square and slit windows punctuating the façades. The castle sits on a low hill approached by a cobbled drive and outer defence wall.
Its story
The story of Veliki Tabor Castle.
Veliki Tabor — Croatian for "great camp" — dates from the middle of the 15th century, though its present appearance is 16th-century. In the Middle Ages the estate belonged to Hermann II, Count of Celje, and the story attached to the castle concerns his son Fridrik, who fell in love with Veronika, a girl from a poor family.
Most of the castle was built by the Hungarian noble family of Ráttkay, in whose ownership it remained until 1793. The complex centres on a pentagonal Late Gothic core ringed by four semi-circular Renaissance towers linked by curtain walls, with an outer defence circuit and ancillary buildings beyond. Today it is owned by the state, which runs it as a museum and tourist site.
Step inside
7 places to explore in 1550.
The record describes 7 distinct spots at Veliki Tabor Castle — including 1 interior: pentagonal central courtyard. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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Clans who held Veliki Tabor Castle.
The families that held Veliki Tabor Castle for a decade or more across its history — follow a name to its clan.
Ráttkay
The Hungarian noble family built most of the castle and held it until 1793.
Celje
Held by Hermann II, Count of Celje, in the Middle Ages.
