Old Town Ogulin, The Castle of Ogulin
The old town of Ogulin was built around 1500 above the cliff of the canyon of the river Dobra - Đulas abyss. It was founded by the feudal lord Bernardin Frankopan. The fort consists of a three-story main palace building with two semicircular towers on the north and south sides, bordered on three sides by city walls. Simultaneously with the fort, the court chapel of St. Bernardine, in which the service of God was performed until the construction of the parish church of St. Of the Cross in 1785. The Ogulin fortress was never conquered, and after losing its military function, in 1865 it was transformed into the Prison of the Judicial Table. He lost his prison purpose at the end of World War II. Since 1967 it has housed the Ogulin Homeland Museum.
Hrvatskih rodoljuba Square, 1 City of Ogulin - Croatia, Karlovac County
Tourist experience: Culture/History
In the area of the Frankopan Castle there is a Heritage land museum (Zavičajni muzej Ogulin) which is the central place of cultural tourism in the city. It has several collections in its offer: archeological, ethnographic, old weapons, a memorial room of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić, mountaineering and alpinism, an exhibition of academic painter Stjepan Galetić from Ogulin and other.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 30 min to 1 hour
Opening: Winter time:
Weekly: 7am - 3pm
Weekend: closed
Summer time:
Weekly: 7am - 3pm
Saturday: 9am - 2pm
Sunday: 9am - 1pm
Booking: Booking required only for groups of more than 10 people
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Structure is accessible to everyone but a bit difficult to visit by people with mobility problems
Tourist contact: Ana Krznarić
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument, Museum, Historical palace/castle
Local contact: Ana Barković
Form filler: Juraj Randelj