Brdo Castle near Kranj
Brdo Castle near Kranj (
Name
Brdo was attested in written sources as Eck in 1430, Egkh in 1490, and Ekh in 1499.[7]
History
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The present mansion was built by
After Yugoslavia became a
After Tito's death in 1980, the estate was transferred to the Socialist Republic of Slovenia and it was later inherited by the Government of the independent Slovenian state. In its traditional role of hosting national and international conferences, in 1990, it was the venue of a conference between the leaders of the six Yugoslav republics in an unsuccessful attempt to prevent the dissolution of the federation.
On June 16, 2001, it hosted a summit between George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin, which was the first official meeting between the two leaders.[9] During Slovenia's EU presidency in the first half of 2008, it was the venue of a series of top-level international meetings.
The interior of the mansion is decorated with paintings, frescos and sculptures by prominent Slovene artists, such as Božidar Jakac, Maksim Sedej, Boris Kalin, Zdenko Kalin, and Karel Putrih.[8]
The Brdo Congress Centre, built for the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2008, is located in the Brdo compound, near the Renaissance castle complex. It has an area of 10,200 square metres (110,000 sq ft). The new glass building is set in the midst of a protected natural forest. The building was designed by the architects Matija Bevk and Vasa Perović.[10]
Ownership dispute
Ownership of the castle is disputed. The descendants of Prince Paul have argued that the confiscation was illegal and that the property should be returned to them. Their claim was rejected by a lower court in 2011, and the appeal was rejected by a higher court in April 2012. The claimants are still attempting to have the ruling overturned by the Supreme Court of Slovenia.[11]
See also
References
- ^ Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office. 2012. p. 926.
- ^ Plut-Pregelj, Leopoldina; Kranjc, Gregor; Lazarević, Žarko; Rogel, Carole (2018). Historical Dictionary of Slovenia (3 ed.). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 297.
- ^ Fallon, Steve (1998). Slovenia. Hawthorn, Australia: Lonely Planet Publications. p. 129.
- ^ Kolar-Planinšič, Vesna. "Park ob gradu Brdo" (PDF). Zgodovinski parki in vrtovi v Sloveniji [Historical Parks and Gardens in Slovenia].
- ^ "Brdo pri Kranju - Main venue during the Presidency". Gov.si. 2 July 2021.
- COBISS 24900402.
- ^ "Brdo". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- ^ a b Balantič, Polona (5 February 2010). "Grad, iz katerega so zaradi Gadafija "iztrgali" (ne-)Titovo palico" [The castle from which due to Gaddafi (non-)Tito's staff was "torn out"] (in Slovenian). MMC RTV Slovenia.
- ISBN 9780815726180.
- ^ "Kongresni center Brdo" [Brdo Congress Centre]. Bevk Perović Arhitekti (in Slovenian). Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ Aleksandar II nema pravo na Brdo kod Kranja. Retrieved 29-01-2013.
Sources
- Gregor Moder et al., Brdo pri Kranju (Ljubljana: Zavod za varstvo kulturne dediščine Slovenije, 2004).
- Ivan Stopar, Gradovi na Slovenskem (Ljubljana: Cankarjeva založba, 1991).
External links
- Brdo pri Kranju Official site (in English)