Trebnik Mansion

Trebnik Mansion

Trebnik Mansion (Slovene: Dvorec Trebnik) is a manor house located in the park above the Archparish Church of St. George in Slovenske Konjice, Slovenia.

Architecture

The manor comprises two building tracts and their basements; the northern tract had open arcaded passageways on the ground and first floors, dating to the Middle Ages. The surrounding grounds contain once-rich garden with botanically-interesting tree species and shrubs, two ponds and several associated buildings, such as an orangerie and a gardening outbuilding, now mostly deserted or serving other purposes. The park once also featured a decorative straw-roofed rustic farmhouse for children.

History

First manor below Mount Konjice (Slovene: Konjiška gora) was mentioned as early as 1362, held until the 17th century by the barons Trebnik, who sold it to the counts Tattenbach. Today's manor was built between 1630 and 1636 by Tattenbach's. After them, the manor was owned by the Žiče Charterhouse till abolishion of monastery in 1782. Beside counts Tattenbach the most famous owners of the Mansion were Princes of Windischgrätz, nobles who used Trebnik as their summer residence. The family remained its owner until the end of World War II when the manor was nationalised by the state.

In the post-war period, the manor was used for various purposes, it included an inn, kindergarten, a home of elderly people, a music school, and so on. Similarly, like other historical building heritage in Slovenia was not properly maintained. In 1996, it was transferred from the municipal property to the property of a company that undertook to renovate it, but did not have any interest or assets, but even burdened the real estate with bank loans and mortgages, leaving the manor almost to collapse, [1] until the ownership and renewal in 2012 was taken over by the Municipality of Slovenske Konjice.

Trebnik Mansion today

The manor's northern tract, once known as »Berzirzgang« is totally renovated, there is smaller multifunctional hall, named by princess Christiane, some medicinal offices, reception and some rooms of first dispersed hotel in Slovenia, restaurant and café.

Most of the southern tract (main building) with balcony had been put to were the manufacture and shop of products from medicinal herbs under »Dvorec Trebnik« trade mark.

Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.burger.si/DOGODKI/Preteklost/Trebnik/vrp.html

Coordinates: 46°20′5.65″N 15°25′7.82″E / 46.3349028°N 15.4188389°E / 46.3349028; 15.4188389

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