THE MEDIEVAL ZELINGRAD

Srednjovjekovni Zelingrad je najprepoznatljiviji svjedok bogate i burne povijesti Zelinskoga prigorja u srednjem vijeku. Izgrađen u 13. stoljeću, bio je bitan čimbenik događanja na ovim prostorima sljedeća četiri stoljeća, a naročito u doba turskih osvajanja. Zelingradom gospodare poznate velikaške obitelji Bičkele i Kerečenji, a određeno vrijeme je i u vlasništvu hrvatsko-ugarskog kralja Ivana Zapolje. Grad je skoro četiri stoljeća čamio u tišini stoljetnih šuma kao ruševina, dok ga Muzej Sveti Ivan Zelina nije početkom 21. stoljeća izvukao iz zaborava. Posljednjih osam godina na Zelingradu se provode sustavna arheološka istraživanja te konzervatorski radovi. Izgled grada potpuno se promijenio. Projekt hrvatske oživljene povijesti udahnuo mu je novi život.The medieval Zelingrad is the most representative witness of the Zelinsko prigorje region\u27s eventful and tempestuous history in the Middle Ages. It was built in the 13th century and was a major factor in the events taking place in the said region during the four centuries to follow, and especially during the Ottoman accessing. The well-known Bičkele and Kerečenji families reign in Zelingrad, and for a certain period of time it had been in the possession of the Croatian-Hungarian king Ivan Zapolja. For nearly four centuries the town pined as a ruin in the silence of the centennial forests until it was saved from oblivion at the beginning of the 21st century by the Sveti Ivan Zelina Museum. Systematic archeological research and conservation work have been conducted during the past eight years. The town\u27s outer appearance has changed completely. The project for Croatian history revival has provided it with a new life