Banfi Manor
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Banfi Manor is an old building structure situated on a hill in the village of Banfi, next to the municipality seat of Štrigova
in Međimurje county, northern Croatia
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It was built in the 14th century (1373) by the Count of Banffy, the Lord of Lendava
in the neighbouring Slovenia
. The manor is a one-storey building, designed in L-shaped ground plan, with the quite simple outside frontage of rhythmically aligned windows. There is an arcade entrance beneath the west wing of the manor. Over the past few years, Banfi has been undergoing a thorough renovation.
During many centuries, the manor was owned by several noble families like Banffy,
Feštetić and Franetović. Today it is owned by Žižek, an entrepreneurial family from the Međimurje county.
Štrigova
Štrigova is a village and municipality in Međimurje County, in northern Croatia.-Geography and demographics:The village of Štrigova is located 19 kilometres north-west of Čakovec, the seat and largest city of Međimurje County, and approximately two kilometres south-east of the border crossing with...
in Međimurje county, northern Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
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It was built in the 14th century (1373) by the Count of Banffy, the Lord of Lendava
Lendava
Lendava is a town and a municipality in Slovenia in the region of Prekmurje. It is close to the border crossing with Hungary at Dolga vas-Rédics, and Hungarian is one of the official languages of the municipality, along with Slovene...
in the neighbouring Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. The manor is a one-storey building, designed in L-shaped ground plan, with the quite simple outside frontage of rhythmically aligned windows. There is an arcade entrance beneath the west wing of the manor. Over the past few years, Banfi has been undergoing a thorough renovation.
During many centuries, the manor was owned by several noble families like Banffy,
Feštetić and Franetović. Today it is owned by Žižek, an entrepreneurial family from the Međimurje county.