Grad Prem
Prem 40, SI-6255 Prem
Phone386 5 714 7400
Managed byKoper-Capodistria Urban Municipality
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| − | Built before 1213, [[Prem Castle]] commands a strategic position above the Reka Valley. | + | Built before 1213, the [[Prem Castle]] commands a strategic position above the Reka Valley and beside the picturesque Prem village. It houses a museum collection since 2008, presenting the castles and building sites in the Reka river basin. Both the village and the castle are declared a monument of local importance. |
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| + | == Background == | ||
| + | The castle was built on the foundation of the antique Castra Prima, owned by Aquileia Patriarchs. | ||
| + | Over the following centuries it had many owners, among them the Walseeis, Hallers, Habsburgs and Porcia Dukes. Its last owners were the Zuccolini family from Trieste. Since the Second World War it is own by [[Ilirska Bistrica Municipality]]. | ||
| − | A compact two-storey building with a ground plan in the shape of the letter L, | + | A compact two-storey building (palladium) with a ground plan in the shape of the letter L, has a Romanesque nucleus with an extension and a smaller yard protected by a wall. The inner yard was decorated with Renaissance arcades. The entire structure is additionally protected with exterior Renaissance walls and cylindrical towers. |
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| + | The castle underwent major restoration works in 1930s and again between 1970 and 2008, the latest within the project Interreg IIIA Slovenia–Croatia–Hungary - the ''Crossed borders'' - to dedicate the military heritage to the touristic courses. Two other participators of the project were [[Pivka Municipality]] and Croatian Klana Municipality. | ||
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| + | Yearly the Primorska literary meetings are organised in the courtyard as well as many local events, like very popular Medieval Days. In the chapel are held weddings. | ||
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| + | == Collections == | ||
| + | The museum collection on the upper floor presents the history of Prem castle as well as many others of the region, including the archaeological funds from the storehouses of the [[Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, Nova Gorica]]. In the corridor stands the model of the castle prison, discovered in 1980s. | ||
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| + | Features of note inside the castle include a 14th-century chapel and a large hall on the upper floor with a wooden promenade gallery and unusual frescoes on a dark background painted by Mario Lannes in 1932. | ||
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| + | At the other part of Prem village is situated church of St Helena, built in 1860s, with inner frescos painted by Tone Kralj in 1921. Under the church stands an old school house, a birthplace of Dragotin Kette (1876–1899), a Neo-Romantic poet and a Slovene Impressionist. The building, erected in 1826, houses a memorial room dedicated to Kette. | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[Koper Regional Museum]] | ||
| + | * [[Maksa Samsa Library, Ilirska Bistrica]] | ||
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| + | == External links == | ||
| + | * [http://www.pmk-kp.si/grad_prem.html Prem Castle museum collection web page] | ||
| + | * [http://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grad_Prem Prem Castle on Wikipedia] | ||
| + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragotin_Kette Dragotin Kette on Wikipedia] | ||
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Background
The castle was built on the foundation of the antique Castra Prima, owned by Aquileia Patriarchs. Over the following centuries it had many owners, among them the Walseeis, Hallers, Habsburgs and Porcia Dukes. Its last owners were the Zuccolini family from Trieste. Since the Second World War it is own by Ilirska Bistrica Municipality.
A compact two-storey building (palladium) with a ground plan in the shape of the letter L, has a Romanesque nucleus with an extension and a smaller yard protected by a wall. The inner yard was decorated with Renaissance arcades. The entire structure is additionally protected with exterior Renaissance walls and cylindrical towers.
The castle underwent major restoration works in 1930s and again between 1970 and 2008, the latest within the project Interreg IIIA Slovenia–Croatia–Hungary - the Crossed borders - to dedicate the military heritage to the touristic courses. Two other participators of the project were Pivka Municipality and Croatian Klana Municipality.
Yearly the Primorska literary meetings are organised in the courtyard as well as many local events, like very popular Medieval Days. In the chapel are held weddings.
Collections
The museum collection on the upper floor presents the history of Prem castle as well as many others of the region, including the archaeological funds from the storehouses of the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, Nova Gorica. In the corridor stands the model of the castle prison, discovered in 1980s.
Features of note inside the castle include a 14th-century chapel and a large hall on the upper floor with a wooden promenade gallery and unusual frescoes on a dark background painted by Mario Lannes in 1932.
At the other part of Prem village is situated church of St Helena, built in 1860s, with inner frescos painted by Tone Kralj in 1921. Under the church stands an old school house, a birthplace of Dragotin Kette (1876–1899), a Neo-Romantic poet and a Slovene Impressionist. The building, erected in 1826, houses a memorial room dedicated to Kette.
See also
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