Kos Manor House

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Kosova graščina, Jesenice

Cesta maršala Tita 64, SI-4270 Jesenice

http://www.gornjesavskimuzej.si

tajnistvo@gornjesavskimuzej.si

Phone386 (0) 4 583 2061

Managed byUpper Sava Valley Museum, Jesenice

The Kos Manor House, Jesenice, built arround 1521 by Dietrichstein lords, is one of four so-called 'ironworks' manor houses erected in the 16th-early 17th century by the owners of ironworks in Sava, Plavž, Murova and Javornik. It houses a recent history exhibition of Jesenice and is managed by Upper Sava Valley Museum, Jesenice since 1984.

History

The house was later named after one of its owners, merchant Frančišek Pavel Kos from Jesenice, who enlarged and renovated it in the Classicist style in 1821. It was later purchased by the Ruards, ironworks owners and industrialists, and after 1872 by the KID (Kranjska Industrial Society) to provide housing for its executives. Ten years later the manor, its outbuilding and garden were purchased by the Municipality of Jesenice and the building was used as a primary school for 30 years. Before the Second World War the house became a court and prison and during the occupation the Germans used it as a transition prison.

Following the renovation of the building in 1985, today’s three-storey building in Classicist manner houses a permanent exhibition of recent history, a gallery for temporary exhibitions on the ground floor, a multipurpose room for cultural events and a wedding hall on the second floor.

Exhibitions

The war years are documented in the exhibition entitled Occupation Terror in the Years 1941–1945 which is installed on the ground floor. On the first floor is a permanent exhibition entitled The Workers' Movements and the National Fight for Independence in Jesenice.

In addition to the regular museum programme some special exhibitions are staged in the ground floor gallery. Opening ceremonies accompanied by cultural programmes are held every month in the entrance hall.

See also

• Upper Sava Valley Museum, Jesenice

External links

• Kos Manor House web page
• Kos Manor House – gradovi.siž
• Kos Manor House on Wikipedia