First mentioning of mansion Brdo was in 1436 as hof zu Ekch in Krain.
In the year 1515 the mansion, then owned by noble Lambergs, was severly damaged by
peasant resistance.
Heraldic inscription panel above the castle portal testifies of how in 1552
Janez and Andrej of Lamberg levelled down the old damaged building and
built completely new one which gained a character of fortified renaissance
mansion. Incription continues, that work was completed by Janez's son, Andrej of Črnel
and Jabelj.
Lambergs were owners of mansion until 1622 and were followed by leaseholder Anton Petschauitz
and then Hans Taller which later became owner of the mansion. After his death the mansion
was inherited by Janez Ludvik count Hohenwart and in 1670 he sold the mansion to
Feridnand Ernest baron Apfaltrer. In the mid-18th century ownership of the
mansion went back to Lambergs. Janez Burger becomes owner of the mansion in 1803 and
in 1883 owner becomes Slovenian notary and writer Janko Kersnik which was
supposedly also born at the mansion. In the wall in the south-western tower a
commemorative plaque dedicated to him was embedded in 1937 and renewed in 1952, at the
centenary of his birth.
Brdo was once proud of its well managed park surroundings. A chestnut avenue which still
exists today led to the mansion from the west. Directly related to
the entrance of the castle there is a pond, a stone table, park plantation
with domestic trees, etc...
Mansion Brdo is slowly being reconstructed by company "Gradbeno podjetje Bežigrad".
The facility, unfortunately, is despite reconstruction unstoppably falling apart.
Walking inside the mansion is dangerous, somewhere even impossible because the
walls are still collapsing despite being held together by metal rods.
Let me also mention than Ivan Stopar classifies Brdo as a mansion and Ivan Jakič
agrees to classification of Brdo as a castle.
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Stopar, Ivan, Dr.: "Grajske stavbe v osrednji Sloveniji - I. Gorenjska
(Območje Kamnika in
Kamniške Bistrice)", Viharnik, Ljubljana, 1997, ISBN 961-6057-12-X
Jakič, Ivan: "Vsi slovenski gradovi", DZS, 1999, ISBN 86-341-2325-1
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The mansion is not an appropriate place for events.
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View of a mansion
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West wall with entrance portal
closed by oak doors
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West wall of mansion,
stone benches were once positioned to the right and to the left of the portal
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Northern wall
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North-west tower
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Look to the inside
of facility through one of opened passages
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Heavily overgrown castle
courtyard with piles of debris
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Totally overgrown interior
makesn free moving difficult or even impossible
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Visible reconstruction of
eastern and northern wall
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Almost amazing view of a vegetation
which flourished even on the top of the wall
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At south wall, view to the west
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Reconstructed northern wall
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A beautyful three-storey arcade
courtyard was once here, modelled by Brdo near Kranj and Krumperk near Domžale
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Closed passage on ground floor
at north wall (I can't find any information about it)
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Eastern wall
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Filled up subterranian
basement above which were once dungeons according to testimonies
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Renaissance castle portal
marked by a circle motif with putlog holes in the corners and pomegranates
on stilts above partially broken lintel
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Armorial plate of counts Lamberg
above portal
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Remains of arcade hallway
visible on the left
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J. V. Valvasor,
Topographia 1679
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