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Parish church of St Marko in Selnica in Međimurje
Marijana Korunek
; Ministarstvo kulture, Uprava za zaštitu kulturne baštine, Konzervatorski odjel u Varaždinu, Gundulićeva 2, HR-42000 Varaždin
Sažetak
The settlement of Selnica in the south-west of Međimurje lies in a picturesque hilly landscape dominated by the church of St Marko. this paper describes the very sacral building together with the manor and farm buildings. the gracious construction is of an outstanding ambiental value which was mainly lost in other sacral buildings of the region owing to the introduction of new elements. the parish church of Selnica has been neglected in contemporary literature although it represents an unavoidable part in forming a clearer picture of late mediaeval sacral architecture in Međimurje. It is difficult to better determine constructing stages of the church because it has been poorly investigated. The present church of St Marko is a one nave construction with a polygonal shrine in the east and a bell-tower backed by counterphores in the westThere are annexed side chapels on its northern and southern side which also are polygonal. the sacristy is located in the south, between the side chapel and the shrine polygon. Although the church makes one think it is a mediaeval construction apart from the side chapels, all relevant records clearly show that the present day shrine and the sacristy date from the same period, immediately after the 1738 earthquake. Soon after that the northern side chapel was erected, whereas the southern one was added the last, at the end of the 19th or the beginning of the 20th cent. the only detail that proves its late gothic construction is the immured doorway in the southern wall of the nave which is partly covered by the southern side chapel. the doorway is unique in Međimurje since gothic doorways are almost unknown in the region. By analysing the angle stones of the nave, the bell-tower and the counterphores we can only say that the building was made in gothic period but it is not possible to define when exactly. The church interior is multicoloured with geometrical decorations on and within edges on the ceilings, arches and pillars while the walls are yellowish. the main altar dedicated to the patron is of tyrol origin and was acquired in 1913 as well as a new organ. the northern chapel is dedicated to the corpse of christ and it houses the altar of the Blessed virgin Mary from 1918. the southern chapel has the altar of St Anthony of Padua which dates from the 19th century. It is interesting to point out that the altar table was in the middle of the church until 1985 when it was moved towards the main altar. the church interior and surroundings are to be archaeologically studied in order to determine how old the graveyard is and how old sacral tradition in situ may be. It is also possible to discover the remains of older walls. Some works have been carried out on the very church that are not acceptable regarding the present day protection of cultural heritage. these will have to be redone but first and foremost an architectonic inspection of the present state should be made, followed by an art-conservation study. only after that can it be possible to rightly and clearly restore and present the church to future generations.
Ključne riječi
Međimurje; Selnica; St Marko; sa- cral architecture; Gothic; Baroque
Hrčak ID:
79804
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Datum izdavanja:
9.4.2012.
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