Review article
RENAISSANCE FORTRESS REVITALIZATION IN KOPRIVNICA: PROBLEMS, OPPORTUNITIES AND GUIDELINES
Robert Čimin
orcid.org/0000-0001-5628-4135
; Gradski muzej Koprivnica
Abstract
The Renaissance fortress in Koprivnica is one of the most valuable cultural and historical monuments of defensive characteristics in Northern Croatia. Unfortunately, her remains were preserved only partially in their southeastern part and it consist only the southern City Gate with the Đurđevac bastion, a large moat and two ravelins. In the last 20 years there was a few attempting to start the revitalization of its remains. In the same purpose Koprivnica Town Museum has carry out archeological researches during the 2012 and 2013. It was collected a numerous previously unknown informations about building a wooden-earthen fortress, as well as some information about the life of the medieval citizens of Koprivnica. At the same time appeared certain problems in urban, spatial and cultural re-evaluation of this part of the city of Koprivnica and the need to fill out a various contents in this area. Possible potential that revitalized fortress in Koprivnica could got should overcome such obstacles, all in a creation of tourism brand of “free, royal and capital city of Koprivnica”.
Keywords
Koprivnica; Early Modern Period; fortress; defence architecture; revitalization; turism
Hrčak ID:
150632
URI
Publication date:
30.12.2015.
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