Review article
https://doi.org/10.32004/k.55.5-6.3
CESARGRAD AND KUNŠPERK FORTRESSES IN THE CONTEXT OF BEING THE BORDER ON THE SUTLA RIVER UP TO THE BEGINNING OF THE 17th CENTURY
Robert Iveković Misirača
orcid.org/0009-0005-4260-0535
; Hrvatsko katoličko sveučilište, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Abstract
SUMMARY
Two fortified castles, Cesargrad and Kunšperk are situated on the hills overlooking Zelenjak, - the Sutla River ravine. Both of the castles represented a part of the defensive system of the Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen, i.e. the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. Their geographical vicinity and position by the border made an impact on their historical development and that of their surroundings; first of all - the development of their suburbia. With the individual development of these fortresses from the 12th to the 17th century, the River Sutla also „developed“ as the primary natural boundary, prior to the establishment of the mentioned political entities. The River Sutla went through many historical events together with the inhabitants living there, from being the border for the Roman provinces, to being the boundary of the cultural and historical entities that were established. With the exception of minor events of military character during the 13th century, the Sutla River border in the Zelenjak ravine area was described as being a constant and peaceful boundary up to the period of the akindji intrusions in the 15th century. From the period when the Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen activities started to be under the Habsburg dynasty control, the Sutla River with the Zelenjak ravine area was not only the political entities border, but turned into a zone that made efforts to discourage the Ottomans from further intruding into Styria, and thereby preventing them to reach Vienna.
Keywords
: the Sutla River border; Cesargrad, Kunšperk, Zelenjak ravine; 12th century - beginning of 17th century; Ottoman invasions; micro and macro locations
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Publication date:
30.12.2022.
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