{"id":16824,"date":"2022-04-08T23:51:09","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T21:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tzvz.simetrys.info\/legends-of-varazdin\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T11:47:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T09:47:42","slug":"legends-of-varazdin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visitvarazdin.hr\/en\/legends-of-varazdin\/","title":{"rendered":"Legends of Vara\u017edin"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16824\" class=\"elementor elementor-16824 elementor-8817\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5e7b75 elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5e7b75\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2212750\" data-id=\"2212750\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd7cc67 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd7cc67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Legends of Vara\u017edin<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bb820e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5bb820e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3111dd73 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"3111dd73\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"ivanscica\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fb56a68\" data-id=\"6fb56a68\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4248de5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4248de5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Suzana Malatinsky<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9e5d1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9e5d1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Dra\u0161kovi\u0107 Palace <\/strong>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/TCLteh5Pi43nbWme9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <i class=\"eicon-map-pin pin-royal\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c4f4c0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6c4f4c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-640e0a34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"640e0a34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kazimir Dra\u0161kovi\u0107 was once a descendant of a rich and powerful Croatian aristocratic family. While visiting his estates in southern Hungary he was hit by cupid\u2019s arrow, falling desperately in love with Suzana Malatinsky. As someone who was already a married woman, a commoner, yet also a Protestant &#8211; at the time this caused a serious problem. <\/p><p> <\/p><p>However, as their love for each other grew stronger, nothing could prevent them from being together &#8211; and so Mrs. Malatinsky became Countess Dra\u0161kovi\u0107. Kazimir, as a rich general, managed to buy the divorce from Suzana&#8217;s husband. Their marriage, as well as other circumstances, shocked the noble Dra\u0161kovi\u0107 family as it did the Viennese court who equally resented the situation. Count and Countess Dra\u0161kovi\u0107 decided moved to Vara\u017edin, enjoying all the comforts of aristocratic life. They lived in the Dra\u0161kovi\u0107 Palace on today&#8217;s Korzo, which was famous for lavish parties and flamboyant masquerade balls. This all came at a price. Over time, this extravagant lifestyle stripped Kazimir of all his money, passing away at the age of 49 laden in debt.    <\/p><p> <\/p><p>As Vara\u017edin was the capital at the time and the palace was occupied by the Government and the Ban, the powerful Count, Ban Franjo Nadasdy, also resided in the palace. Similar to Kazimir, Ban Nadasdy also had his eye on Countess Dra\u0161kovi\u0107 so she soon became Countess Nadasdy \u2013 and you could imagine her parties became even merrier, louder and more luxurious.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ac5c66d\" data-id=\"5ac5c66d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4335cbb1 elementor--h-position-center elementor--v-position-middle elementor-pagination-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"4335cbb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"green-slider\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;dots&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;transition_speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"slides.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-slides-wrapper elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\" dir=\"ltr\" data-animation=\"fadeInRight\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper elementor-slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-74ebaf2 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Spancirfest_dan_10 (37)\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e469af elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e469af\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-acf1602\" data-id=\"acf1602\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d08bb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d08bb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stazica and Lieutenant Mili\u0107<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dc5e32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dc5e32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>THE OLD TOWN <\/strong>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/SbnkvGaw7QXt3dfb6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <i class=\"eicon-map-pin pin-cultured\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f21a09f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f21a09f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a8e7f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a8e7f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the saddest Vara\u017edin love stories was told by Ksaver \u0160andor Gjalski. It begins during Napoleon&#8217;s wars, when the French occupied more than half of today&#8217;s Croatian territory. At that time, a young lieutenant Mili\u0107, a royal officer from Lika, served in the Vara\u017edin-Kri\u017eevci Border Regiment. At the same time, the Pokupi\u0107 family from the vicinity of Karlovac found their refuge from Napoleon\u2019s army in the Old Town in Vara\u017edin. Pokupi\u0107i had a daughter Anastazija &#8211; Stazica, born on 29 September 1799, who loved to walk through the ba\u0161\u010da (garden) a term given to how people of Vara\u017edin called the trenches of the Old Town. Naturally, with two young people in a small town &#8211; it did not take long for the handsome Mili\u0107 to catch sight of the beautiful Stazica. The love affair began and blossomed until the young deeply-in-love couple set their wedding date for 29 September &#8211; Stazica&#8217;s birthday.        <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0da0675 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0da0675\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>However\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c0336e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c0336e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As Napoleon\u2019s troops started to retreat, Stazica\u2019s father had the urge to return to his grandfathers\u2019 estate in Pokuplje. The Austrian generals had rather different plans &#8211; they annexed the Pokupi\u0107 estate to the Karlovac Generalate. The elderly Pokupi\u0107 deeply could not accept the decision and so he started to show his outrage against the German administration. Charged with high treason, he was executed before Stazica\u2019s eyes on the very day of the wedding &#8211; 29 September.  <\/p><p> <\/p><p>The wedding was cancelled and soon after, Stazica fell seriously ill. Lieutenant Mili\u0107 was a desperate man, still hoping to marry Stazica on 29 September the following year. Stazica grew weaker and weaker, and inevitably barely made it to her 20th birthday. On her deathbed she expressed her eternal love for Mili\u0107 and died in his arms on 29 September. He lived in the house by the graveyard and into retirement he spent the rest of his long life in solitude. During his daily walks from the graveyard to the ba\u0161\u010da, he seemed to be always in search of Stazica. Allegedly, on the last day of his life, he saw Stazica greeting him from the walls of the Old Fort.         <br>He died on 29 September. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-83b9d1f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"83b9d1f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5aa4992\" data-id=\"5aa4992\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eebd23 elementor--h-position-center elementor--v-position-middle elementor-pagination-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"4eebd23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;dots&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;transition_speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"slides.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-slides-wrapper elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\" dir=\"ltr\" data-animation=\"fadeInRight\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper elementor-slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-74ebaf2 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Sebastijan Kodba\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a05efc8\" data-id=\"a05efc8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4522d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4522d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Haunted monument to Vatroslav Jagi\u0107<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-640fa8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"640fa8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Vatroslav Jagi\u0107 Promenade<\/strong>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/7kRu1wY7SPaYDn5V6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <i class=\"eicon-map-pin pin-plavi\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2c2440 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c2c2440\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f8cc95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f8cc95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nothing but misfortune has accompanied the monument to Vatroslav Jagi\u0107 since the very beginning. Honouring one hundred years past Jagi\u0107\u2019s birthday, the people of Vara\u017edin decided to commission the making of a monument dedicated to Jagi\u0107. Troubles ensued almost immediately. The price was higher than they had planned, the deadlines were overstepped, and when the monument was finally finished, it tumbled to the ground due to its weight &#8211; ruining one apartment in Ilica Street in Zagreb.  <\/p><p> <\/p><p>Fortunately, the monument was free from damage. However, during the transportation to Vara\u017edin the workers did actually damage the monument. In a dishonest attempt to conceal their mistake, they tried to repair it themselves, without caring too much about aesthetics or the laws of nature. <\/p><p> <\/p><p>For that reason, you can notice the left leg of the monument is slighter shorter and stretches in an unnatural way: both legs are stretched, the right in front of the left. After all these challenges, the monument was positioned in its place at the entrance to the city park. It was only then people noticed the female coat, with buttons on the left side.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fdea0ba elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"fdea0ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e1f898\" data-id=\"6e1f898\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e911dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e911dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wine doctors of the Pinta Association<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9fbe7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9fbe7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Pata\u010di\u0107 Palace <\/strong>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/kaQ1xWGu8HXcU97f7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <i class=\"eicon-map-pin pin-royal\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-095d0b7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"095d0b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f131b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f131b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Pinta wine drinking association, founded in 1696 by Count Baltazar Pata\u010di\u0107, certainly stands out for its originality in the social history of Vara\u017edin as Pinta gathered \u201cwine doctors\u201d around big feasts. To become a \u201cwine doctor\u201d one had to follow strict defined rules, which meant drinking copious amounts of wine.  <\/p><p> <\/p><p>Feasts and consuming large quantities of wine lead to dissoluteness, which naturally the Vara\u017edin clergy did not like at all. They often denounced their insobriety, but \u201cdoctors\u201d seemed to always have a witty answer for them: \u201cWho drinks well, sleeps well. Who sleeps well, does not make mistakes. Who does not make mistakes, goes to heaven. Therefore, who drinks well, goes to heaven.\u201d  <\/p><p> <\/p><p>Among the \u201cwine doctors\u201d there were even women from the highest ranks of aristocracy. The great &#8220;Doctor&#8221; Pata\u010di\u0107 turned the spread of a good reputation about the art of wine drinking into one of his life goals. According to legend, he always carried on him the \u201cwine doctors&#8217;\u201d book of members and successfully managed to register as many as 173 \u201cdoctors\u201d throughout Europe. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-278f4f2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"278f4f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ae18c8\" data-id=\"5ae18c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d039bc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d039bc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Mother bear<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-215e915 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"215e915\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>ST. 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When she realised her den and her cubs were nowhere to be seen, she was petrified with sadness. The builders felt sorry for her and built her into the wall as an everlasting memory of her eternal sadness. You might want to check the tower of the Church of St. Nicholas \u2013 as you may find the stone mother bear yourself.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d11dfc5\" data-id=\"d11dfc5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caee467 elementor--h-position-center elementor--v-position-middle elementor-pagination-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"caee467\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;dots&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;transition_speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"slides.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-slides-wrapper elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\" dir=\"ltr\" data-animation=\"fadeInRight\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper elementor-slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-74ebaf2 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"varazdin0645_photo &amp; copyright by d_gorenak-godar\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-59b5938 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"DSC_0926-Edit\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legends of Vara\u017edin Suzana Malatinsky Dra\u0161kovi\u0107 Palace Kazimir Dra\u0161kovi\u0107 was once a descendant of a rich and powerful Croatian aristocratic family. 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