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Rakičan Castle

lay architecture

Lendavska ulica 28, Rakičan

15. century

The settlement was first mentioned in written sources in 1322 as Rekythe. Along the road or settlement there was a fortress in the Middle Ages, as a 1431 record testifies. The castle was constantly strengthened as it was an important defense point. The castle was fortified again during the Batthyány era, especially in the first half of the 17th century. At the end of the 17th century and the beginning of the 18th century, the fortress of Rakičan became increasingly Baroque. Between the two World Wars the castle was owned by the German Wallsee Count’s family.

Information on digitization

Name of site

Rakičan

Other settlement names

Battyánfalva

Identification number of unit

6791

Location

Lendavska ulica 28, Rakičan

Persons or organizations tied to history of unit of built cultural tradition

RIS Dvorec Rakičan

Protection status of unit

Spomenik lokalnega pomena

Jurisdiction

Zavod za varstvo kulturne dediščine – enota Maribor

Specialist description

V pisnih virih se kraj prvič omenja 1322 kot Rekythe. Ob cesti oz. naselju je že v srednjem veku stala utrjena postojanka, o čemer priča zapis iz leta 1431 castellanis et jabagionibus ad quasdam duas possessiones vtrasque rekethye vocatas.
Grad so kot pomembno obrambno točko nenehno utrjevali. V času Batthyányjev, še zlasti v prvi polovici 17. stoletja, so grad dodatno utrdili. Značaj rakičanskega gradu je bil vse do konca turške nevarnosti, ob izteku 17. stoletja, predvsem namenjen obrambi pred Turki. Ob koncu 17. in v začetku 18. stoletja je rakičanski grad dobival baročno podobo. Temeljite prezidave so gradu dale videz podeželskega baročnega dvorca, ki je veljal kot upravni in gospodarski sedež zemljiške posesti. Med obema vojnama pa je bil dvorec v lasti nemške grofovske družine Wallsee.

File name

PMMS_103_C_0008

Resolution

300 dpi

Restrictions on use

Brez omejitev

Date of documentation

2019-04-25

Person documenting

Tadeja Andrejek

Photo gallery

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