The central monument of the estate Brdo, today used for protocol purposes, is a Renaissance fortified castle built in the place of an older one in 1510 by the Gorica provincial governor and Viceroy Jurij Egkh. The Egkhs arranged the first orchards, ponds and a garden. In the second half of the 17th century the castle came under the possession of the Counts Schrottenbach and Gallenberg; later in the middle of the 18th century the family Zois became the owner and kept the estate until 1928. In 1935 Prince Pavle Karadžordžević bought the castle, and after the Second World War Josip Broz Tito chose it for his residence. During this period the castle was thoroughly reconstructed under the guidance of the architects Vinko Glanz and Igor Lunaček and so lost most of its Renaissance form, but gained a rich collection of furniture, carpets and arts. Tito’s living quarters with a reference workroom and a library with numerous incunabula are also preserved. The castle is surrounded by a large park that underwent several rearrangements since the 15th century.

Address: Brdo near Kranj. Visitations for groups are possible upon previous arrangement with the reception of the hotel Kokra on Brdo, Predoslje 39, 04 260 15 01.

Tourist board Kranj

The Kranj house

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