Medieval Townhouse in Križevci

U Križevcima nije sačuvana profana arhitektura koja bi nedvojbeno ukazivala na srednjovjekovno podrijetlo. Autor je, polazeći od povijesnih podataka, urbanističke strukture i komparativne građe, prepoznao neke elemente koji argumentiraju pretpostavku o tome da pojedine, tipološki srodne, gradske kuće u Križevcima, uglavnom okupljene oko glavne gradske prometnice smjera sjever-jug, odražavaju izvornu srednjovjekovnu parcelaciju početka 15. stoljeća, a možda i raniju. U središtu zanimanja je prostor Donjeg grada, prostor koji se od 1405. godine nalazi unutar obruča bedema. Parcele na Gornjem gradu mnogo su šire, ‘komotnije ’ od onih u obzidanom gradu, te su ovdje građevinske promjene zatrle svaki trag tipologiji srednjovjekovne kuće. U Donjem gradu sačuvane su parcele koje su uz sve pregrađuje, koristeći optimalno dragocjen prostor branjen bedemom, sačuvale izvornu strukturu, te je nose ubilježenu kao neki urbanistički DNK, koji je nepromijenjiv.There is no preserved example of profane architecture in Križevci which would undoubtedly point to a medieval background. Based on historical data, urbanistic structure and comparative material, the author recognised the elements which support the thesis that certain typologically similar town houses in Križevci, mostly centred around the main city road (N-S direction), reflect the original medieval parcelling from the beginning of the 15th century, maybe earlier. The focus is on the Lower town area, which has been within the fortification ring since 1405. The Upper town parcels are much wider, more ‘comfortable’ than those in the fortified town, and many building changes have erased all traces of medieval houses. In Lower town there are parcels which, in spite of all the reconstructions, economically using the valuable space within the town walls, have kept the original structure and have it inscribed within themselves as a kind of urbanistic DNA, which is unchangeable. The text is a slightly expanded extract form author’s earlier studies on urbanism in Križevci, especially: Balog 1998 and Balog 2003