Cakovec Castle

Cakovec Castle or Zrinski Castle is a medieval fortification in the center of the town of Cakovec, the executive seat of Medimurje County, northern Croatia. The fort is placed in the Zrinski Park, now not some distance from the city's valuable square, and is the biggest fortification in Medimurje County. It become constructed of hewn stone and pink brick, and, for the duration of its extra than 7 century lengthy history, subjected to several reconstructions.

Today it's far in part restored. First fortification turned into built inside the 13th century through Count Dimitrius Csaky, after whom the town of Cakovec is called. It became later owned by many other brilliant families, inclusive of the House of Lackovic, the Counts of Celje in addition to the House of Ernust, House of Zrinski, House of Festetic and others. Nikola Subic Zrinski, Ban of Croatia and hero of Siget, was granted the castle together with the whole place of Medimurje on 12 March 1546 from King Ferdinand as a reimbursement for his battles in opposition to the Ottomans.