Cultural

heritage of
Bistra
Paula Pucko
Sveučilišni odjel za komunikologiju
Hrvatsko katoličko sveučilište
Table of Content
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History of Bistra Ecomuseum

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Sljeme Castle Oršić

03 Coat of arms of the

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Traditional jewellery municipality
 History
• 1209. the year of the first mention of the name "Bistra" in historical sources
• Until the XV. century, the property was held by the Aka (Arlandi) family, and then as part of the
neighboring Stubic manor, it passed into the hands of the Henning family
• 1848. the beginning of organized education in Bistra
• 1995. the establishment of an independent Municipality
• 6,632 inhabitants (data from 2011)
• 125.73 population density per km2 (data from 2011)
 Sljeme
• Sljeme is the peak of Medvednica, a mountain above Zagreb
• It is located at 1033 meters above sea level
• Sljeme is one of the favourite vacation spots for the people of Zagreb and many tourists
• There is also a ski slope on Sljeme, which is one of the locations for World Ski Cup races - Snježna
kraljica
• At the very top is the RTV tower, 169 meters high, which was built in 1973
 Tradi t i o n a l j e w e l l e ry

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Traditional jewellery
• typically worn with traditional bistranjska narodna nošnja
• first intangible cultural heritage of Bistra
• The traditional technique of manually stringing multi-colored beads onto
intertwined threads of horse string began to be applied in the Bistra area at
the end of the 19th century
• kraluš, kravatlin, mašlin, pas
 Ecomuseum
• An ecomuseum is an instrument that was conceived and designed in such a
way that it is managed jointly by the public (local) administration and the
population.
• the Association Ekomuzej Bistra advocates for the permanent preservation and
promotion of civilizational values, culture and identity of the Bistra region.
• originally an old school
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 • Oršić Castle is a baroque castle in Gornja Bistra
• With its design and spatial organization, it is
considered one of the most significant works of
Baroque architecture in Croatia
• It was built approximately from 1770 to 1775
according to the project of an unknown architect
• it was erected by Vice-Marshal Count Krsto II.

Castle Oršić
Oršić, a member of one of the richest Croatian
noble families
• Krsto Oršić was also the prefect of the Zagreb
County, and he participated as a commander in
the Austrian army during the reign of Maria
Theresa
• tangible cultural heritage
Coat of arms of the municipality
 Literature
• https://bistra.hr/o-bistri/
• https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bistra
• Bistra, Donja i Gornja. Hrvatska enciklopedija, mrežno izdanje. Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža, 2021.
Pristupljeno 5. 11. 2023. <http://www.enciklopedija.hr/Natuknica.aspx?ID=7893>.
• https://ekomuzej-bistra.hr/
• https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvorac_Oršić_u_Gornjoj_Bistri
• https://bistra.hr/grb-i-zastava/
• https://www.turistickeprice.hr/bistranski-kralus-i-kravata-tradicijski-nakit-i-prvo-nematerijalno-dobro-
bistranskog-kraja/
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