This was our last auditing assignment for the mission. We had 12 meetings and audits to conduct from Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Serbia and only 4 weeks to accomplish it plus our Maribor responsibilities.
First Stop: Ljubliana, Slovenia
Kranj, Slovenia
Banja Luka, Bosnia
Osjek, Croatia
Novi Sad, Serbia
Begrad, Serbia
Sarajevo, Bosnia
Zadar, Croatia
Celja, Slovenia
Slovenia District (being audited as Chris is District Clerk)
Maribor, Slovenia (being audited as Chris is Branch Clerk)
Varazdin, Croatia
Just finished with three weeks of travel...and 4,000 miles of driving, we have accomplished our assignment. Glad to report that all Church related funds are being well looked after in the ANM!
Although it was terribly hot, and long wait times at border crossings, we enjoyed visiting with our branch presidents, wives, missionaries, and members in each of the branches along the way. What dedicated devoted people!
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Wednesday, August 1, 2018
Various Castles in Slovenia
There are so many castles in this part of the world that I wanted to do a blog page for each of the ones we were able to visit.
Slovenia:
Betnava Manor
Betnava Mansion is a manor house located near the city of Maribor in northern Slovenia. A structure on the site is first mentioned in 1319, under the name Wintenaw. By the 16th century, it had grown into a fortified and moated renaissance manor house.
Bistrica Castle
Slovenska Bistrica castle is first mentioned in 1265.
Bled Castle
The history of the castle reaches back to 1004 when the German Emperor Henry II gave his estate at Bled to Bishop Albuin of Brixen.
Boel Castle
Now under reconstruction this old castle was used during the war as a prison. The Republic of Slovenian currently owns it and are refurbishing it.
Brdo Castle
Celje Castle
The earliest reference to Celje Castle dates from 1322. Castle is mostly in ruins, but is gradually being preserved.
Jablje Castle
The original castle at Jablje was first mentioned in 1268.
Ljublijana Castle
Is a castle complex standing on Castle Hill above downtown Ljublijana, the capital of Slovenia. It is a key landmark of the town. Originally a medieval fortress, it was probably constructed in the 11th century and rebuilt in the 12th century.
Maribor Castle
Built about 1483, Maribor Castle is a Baroque mansion in the town of Maribor, northeastern Slovenia. It contains a regional museum.
Predjama Castle
The castle was first mentioned in the year 1274 and built under a natural rocky arch high in the stone wall to make access to it difficult.
Ptuj Castle
The castle was built in the mid 12th century, when it was constructed to defend against the Hungarians
Strmol Castle
The castle is first mentioned in the 13th century, though there are no reliable records of its founding. This is the best preserved castle in Slovenia.
Viltrus Castle
North of Maribor, Slovenia is the Vltrus Manor House. Built and remodeled in the late 19th century, it is now in ruins. This castle leaves room for a lot of imagination with is decorative turits and boarded up windows and doors.
Croatia:
Trakoscan Castle
Trakoscan was built in the 13th century within Croatia's northwestern fortification system, as a rather small observation fortress for monitoring the road from Ptuj to Bednja Valley. It was added to over the years and is the best museum of an actual lived in castle. Our favorite!!
Klenovick Castle
First mentioned in the 13th century during the reign of the Croato-Hungarian King Bela IV. It is now used as an hospital for those with tuberculosis.
Veliki Tabor Castle
A castle and museum in northwest Croatia, dating from the middle of the 15th century. The castle's present appearance dates back to the 16th century. Most of the castle was built by the Hungarian noble family of Rattkay, in whose ownership it remained until 1793.
Varazdin Castle
The first written reference to Varazdin was in 1811, when it was mentioned in a historical paper. This castle is the center of Varazdin and all cobblestone roads and shops spiral out from it.
Many other castles and old ruins dot this country and there was never enough time to find them all.
Slovenia:
Betnava Manor
Betnava Mansion is a manor house located near the city of Maribor in northern Slovenia. A structure on the site is first mentioned in 1319, under the name Wintenaw. By the 16th century, it had grown into a fortified and moated renaissance manor house.
Bistrica Castle
Slovenska Bistrica castle is first mentioned in 1265.
Bled Castle
The history of the castle reaches back to 1004 when the German Emperor Henry II gave his estate at Bled to Bishop Albuin of Brixen.
Boel Castle
Now under reconstruction this old castle was used during the war as a prison. The Republic of Slovenian currently owns it and are refurbishing it.
The present mansion was built in 1510. Following WWII the famous Marshal Josip Broz Tito used the castle as his summer residence.
Celje Castle
The earliest reference to Celje Castle dates from 1322. Castle is mostly in ruins, but is gradually being preserved.
Jablje Castle
Ljublijana Castle
Is a castle complex standing on Castle Hill above downtown Ljublijana, the capital of Slovenia. It is a key landmark of the town. Originally a medieval fortress, it was probably constructed in the 11th century and rebuilt in the 12th century.
Maribor Castle
Built about 1483, Maribor Castle is a Baroque mansion in the town of Maribor, northeastern Slovenia. It contains a regional museum.
Predjama Castle
The castle was first mentioned in the year 1274 and built under a natural rocky arch high in the stone wall to make access to it difficult.
Ptuj Castle
The castle was built in the mid 12th century, when it was constructed to defend against the Hungarians
Strmol Castle
The castle is first mentioned in the 13th century, though there are no reliable records of its founding. This is the best preserved castle in Slovenia.
Viltrus Castle
North of Maribor, Slovenia is the Vltrus Manor House. Built and remodeled in the late 19th century, it is now in ruins. This castle leaves room for a lot of imagination with is decorative turits and boarded up windows and doors.
Croatia:
Trakoscan Castle
Trakoscan was built in the 13th century within Croatia's northwestern fortification system, as a rather small observation fortress for monitoring the road from Ptuj to Bednja Valley. It was added to over the years and is the best museum of an actual lived in castle. Our favorite!!
Klenovick Castle
First mentioned in the 13th century during the reign of the Croato-Hungarian King Bela IV. It is now used as an hospital for those with tuberculosis.
Veliki Tabor Castle
A castle and museum in northwest Croatia, dating from the middle of the 15th century. The castle's present appearance dates back to the 16th century. Most of the castle was built by the Hungarian noble family of Rattkay, in whose ownership it remained until 1793.Varazdin Castle
Many other castles and old ruins dot this country and there was never enough time to find them all.
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