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Sokolac Castle Gradina Sokolac
Brinje, in Lika-Senj County Croatia
Sokolac Castle
Sokolac
Coordinates	44°59′53″N 15°07′52″E / 44.998°N 15.131°E / 44.998; 15.131
Type	Castle
Site information
Controlled by	Frankopan and Gorjanski families
Site history
Materials	Limestone

Sokolac Castle (Croatian: Gradina Sokolac) is a castle in Brinje, Croatia. It is named after the Croatian word for falcon (sokol), which appears on the town's coat of arms.

History

It dates back to medieval times built under King Ladislaus IV of Hungary, while the town was held by the noble Frankopan and Gorjanski families. The castle was part of an important medieval fortified city held by Frankopan family.

Sokolac Castle was an extremely grand building, dominated by the powerful perpendiculars of the entry tower, and the Chapel of the Holy Trinity. The entry into the burg was through a square, three-storey tower, the façades of which were relieved with lesenes linked at the top with blind arcades, making it a unique specimen in the whole of Central Europe.

Gallery

See also

• Brinje
• List of castles in Croatia
• Frankopan
• Gorjanski
• Fortification

References

1. Sokolac Castle culturenet.hr

External links

Media related to Castle Sokolac at Wikimedia Commons

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