Preliminary communication
Medieval hill forts on Ivanščica and Kalnik: Mlaka, Ivanovec, Starec
Marina Šimek
; Varaždin, Croatia
Martina Matijaško
orcid.org/0000-0001-6551-0181
; Ministry of culture and nmedia, Conservation department in Varaždin, Varaždin, Croatia
Dubravko Šincek
; Varaždin, Croatia
Abstract
The paper presents the results of reconnaissance carried out on several occasions - from 2017 to the end of 2021 - in the area of the eastern part of Ivanščica and northern Kalnik, in Varaždin County. The goal of the field surveys was to inspect and document the two high-altitude medieval fortifications (Mlaka, Starec) mentioned in the literature, as well as to check the structures and features observed on the orthophoto from 1968 (GEOPORTAL). By ubication and documentation of the site - the medieval hill fort (Ivanovec), fundamental data on the hitherto unknown locality were collected. The Mlaka and Ivanovec fortifications on Ivanščica, probably earthen and wooden, roughly date from the 13th to the 15th century, while the larger stone castle Starec on Kalnik was built perhaps after the mid 13th century.
Keywords
Ivanščica; Kalnik; hill fort; earthen-wooden fortification; castle; High/Late Middle Ages; Mlaka; Ivanovec; Starec; Grebengrad estate; Veliki Kalnik estate; diabase
Hrčak ID:
308813
URI
Publication date:
28.1.2023.
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