Ribnik

 

 

                  Ribnik, a fortified burg southwest of Ozalj. In the 13th and

                  the 14th centuries the Ribnik estate was owned by the Babonics

                  and by Viceroy Mikac, from 1394 by the Frankopans. The present

                  burg was erected during the reign of the Frankopans. From 1576

                  it was owned by the Zrinski family, later by Counts Petazzi;

                  from 1839 it was the property of F. Vukasovic, the constructor

                  of the Louisian road, and J. Gall, who maintained the burg in

                  the 19th century, so that it has been preserved until now. -

                  Ribnik lies in the valley of the Obvrh brook, surrounded by a

                  moat with a fishpond, and was accessed by a suspension bridge.

                  It was built as a two-storey building, partly of well cut

                  stone, with a ground-plan in the shape of an irregular circle;

                  the inner courtyard has arcades. The defence tower (near the

                  original entrance) with the coat of arms of the Frankopans was

                  very high; opposite of it is a pentagonal tower with a tile

                  stove. Between both towers are the structures arranged as a

                  wreath. The burg has a series of well preserved late Gothic

                  and Renaissance architectural details (door-posts, windows,

                  loopholes, gargoyles).