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invaded the Korana with a force 2000 strong and carried off 170 people from around Blagaj-Turanj and Skrad in the winter, and both strongholds were destroyed in the battles. In 1582, the general planned for the rebuilding of Blagaj, but because of the attack of Hasan paŔa in 1584, the castle remained
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The Blagaj family fought unusually long against the Turks. In 1563, the regional general wrote that lord Franjo Blagaj guarded his castle "Turanj" on the Korana in person, and in 1572, a permanent guard was approved for his domain. In 1574, Franjo Blagaj and Nikola
Frankopan complained to the general
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Hrapavci around Kuzma (mentioned 1273 as a possession of Stijepan and Radoslav), until the 15th century. In Blagaj, the new parish of Sv. Duh was formed, which survived the Turkish raids until at least
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Several notable ruins of other objects lie in the vicinity of the ruined castle. An hour's walk in the direction of Veljun on the Korana is the church of Sv. Ivan. Also nearby are the ruins of the castle (mentioned in 1500) and parish church (mentioned 1334, 1501) of
StojmeriÄ, over the hill to the
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in 1699 the castle was repaired for military purposes, Eberhard Blagaj came from
Carniola to Croatia and cared for those possessions in the time of king Leopold of Austria. However, the house of Blagaj never fully returned from Carniola, even after selling their KoÄevje estates in 1619 and buying
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The ruins can be difficult to find, but they are open to the public. The surrounding region is completely free of landmines, according to the interactive map on the website of the
Croatian Mine Action Centre, as accessed July 2017.
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east. On the left bank of the Korana, opposite the castle, are the remains of the parish church of Sv. Kuzma i Damjan in
Hrapavci (mentioned 1334, 1501). The Turks destroyed all these older churches in
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relocated to their lands on the Korana; Hrapavci and
StojmeriÄi became dependent on Blagaj for defense. The lords, Juraj and Antun were sentenced to loss of property by the abbot of
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by Bojna. Since the Turks conquered all that territory up to the 15th century, including the original home of the family, Blagaj on the Sana (about 1540), the
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that the soldiers sent were pillaging, and so the general gave Blagaj and
Bosiljevo castle the right to resist the soldiers. In 1576,
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843:OrÅ”iÄ Castle in Gornja Stubica
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469:LopaÅ”iÄ, Radoslav (1895).
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22:Blagaj (disambiguation)
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983:Veliki Bukovec Castle
933:St. Nicholas Fortress
517:"O Hrvatskom Blagaju"
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79:Coordinates
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858:Paz Castle
827:Novi Dvori
797:Monkodonja
782:Medvedgrad
767:Lovrijenac
677:Eltz Manor
652:Dobra KuÄa
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309:SteniÄnjak
297:Kostajnica
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812:Nesactium
787:Milengrad
531:18 August
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397:Grosuplje
333:SmrÄkoviÄ
325:Blagajski
223:Geography
173:Limestone
170:Materials
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492:"Blagaj"
406:See also
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321:Brubanj
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249:Kordun
241:Bosnia
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197:Korana
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