After the year 1816 Jožef Čokl noble Ruhethal, at the time the owner of Žovnek dominion
(the castle), build a new residential object (Novi Žovnek (New Žovnek), also named Ruhethal)
and new outbuildings on an extensive terrace in the valley. This manor offered more comfort
than the residents could enjoy on the castle.
Later owners of the manor were: in 1838 Ignac Oblak, followed by Jožef Krüger-Schuh, baron
Ferdinand Bischof Widderstein between 1840 and 1848, then dr.Franc Archer, followed by
baron Karel Schweiger between 1853 and 1855, then from 1855 until 1857 Viljem Ressel, followed
by count Bissingen, in 1860 and 1861 count Stadion, then until 1897 family Göttmann noble Götzberg,
baron Cnoblock from 1897 until 1910 and then until 1920 his widow, followed by her adopted
foster child. Before the last war the manor was in posession of Westen industrialist from Celje.
The manor was also a headquarters of enlistment office for asessment of national servicemen and
a headquarters of tax office, from 1825 on the land register and until mid 19th century also
a headquarters of court of justice for death sentences.
The manor, which was designated as a mansion after World War II is 3x9 axial, single-storey
building with no basement, built on rectangulat ground plan. Courtyard facade is linked with risalit,
decorated with pilasters in a floor height, which is emphasized with agitated forehead. Ground floor
is rustical, first floor is smooth - enriched by window frames with triangular and segmented
foreheads. At the start of the side, which is looking towards descending slope, a balcony with
balustraded balcony fence is leaning on the buiding. Entrance to the ground floor is through
stone portal of "savinja" type. Ground floor is arched, entrance hallway has three richly
profiled, gothic, bended on a donkey's back portals. Old wooden panellings are preserved here,
which can also be found on a staircase and in the hall of the second floor - which is decorated
with cofferedwooden ceiling.
Manor was renewed in 1986 and appartments are now inside.
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Stopar, Ivan, Dr.: "Grajske stavbe v vzhodni Sloveniji - Spodnja Savinjska dolina", Založba Park, Ljubljana, 1992, ISBN /
Kralj, Franc: "Žovnek in Žovneški", Kulturno zgodovinsko društvo Žovnek Braslovče, 2000
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Western wall of the manor
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Eastern wall
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Southern wall
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Rare beech tree with sagging branches in a front of a manor
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Well in front of a manor
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Remains of the park west from manor
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Tree avenue of horse chestnut trees east from manor on a way to the castle
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Novi Žovnek, Reichert's collored lithography
of classicistic architecture from 1865, published in IIIrd book of Einst u. Jetzt's album
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(unfortunately I don't have any information about the author of this image)
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