Original scientific paper

The Old Castle of Čanjevo

Tatjana Tkalčec orcid.org/0000-0003-3963-7706 ; Institut z a arheologiju, Ulica grada Vukovara 68, HR-10000 Zagreb

Abstract

The old castle of Čanjevo was built in the southwestern foothills of Kalnik, at a carefully selected location from which it was possible to oversee the region and communicate visually with the fortifications on Veliki and Mali Kalnik. It is one of the least preserved Medieval fortifications of northeastern Croatia. Historical records of the late 13th century refer to Čanjevo as land (terra), later as property (possesio) and castrum Chanyo is not mentioned until 1557. Archaeological research would be necessary to establish when the castle was built (weather it was immediately after the Tatar invasion of 1241, when the so-called sistemma castrorum was established, or near the end of the Late Medieval period) and determine the stage - development of this fortification. The Čanjevo fortification lost its significance and was abandoned in the 17th century, as soon as the danger of Turkish invasions no longer existed, and a little further below a Baroque manor was built.

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Hrčak ID:

87859

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/87859

Publication date:

15.12.2002.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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