The Gorski Kotar region is extremely rich in material remains of the oldest Gorski Kotar past, valuable sacral objects, cultural and historical monuments and tradition. Here, cultures have exchanged historical events and created an invaluable treasure trove that permeates and unfolds before you throughout the entire Gorski Kotar region.
From prehistoric, medieval monuments, different cultures... all the way to our days and local artistic achievements, cultural expressions and monuments based on them intertwine, creating a space whose values will captivate you. The cultural heritage of Gorski Kotar is diverse and can be divided thematically into protected heritage, museums, galleries and collections, ethno houses, sacral heritage, ethno villages and zones, mills, sawmills and more.
The “Large Carnivores” Visitor Center in Stara Sušica is a place where you can learn interesting facts about bears, wolves, and lynxes. Its multimedia display, giving the impression of a forest environment, is a combination of classic and modern approaches to interpreting Gorski Kotar, which, through the changing seasons, introduces visitors to the magical and hidden world of large carnivores. The process of creating the Center’s display used modern 3D printing technologies and computer software solutions, as well as classic modeling, sculpting, and painting skills, adding warmth and emotion to the display.
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The cowboy village of Roswell was created for the purposes of filming the new trilogy about the Apache Indian chief Winnetou and his friend Old Shatterhand. Filming took place in 2015 and 2016, mostly in Gorski Kotar. The three sequels to the movie story "Winnetou" about the legendary Indian chief from the Apache tribe, who was created by the German writer Karl May in his novels, are based on his short stories "Winnetou I", "Treasure in Silver Lake" and "Winnetou III". Roswell offers everything that the conquerors of the Wild West must have - a large wooden railway structure that shows how Roswell is populated in the first place. There is a chapel, benches and a cemetery on the hill. The town has a blacksmith shop, horse trough and stables, bank, saloon, brewery, Chinese laundry, post office and telegraph office, real estate agency, store, water tower, small sawmill, public bathhouse, interesting house where Fat Betty rules and Sweet Dolly, and of course, there's the sheriff's office. Today, Roswell hosts a variety of events, including Winetoou Weekend, Tears of St. Lawrence, movie nights, a cowboy kettle cooking contest, the Bundevijada, and more.
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The cultural and tourist route "The Paths of the Frankopans" includes seventeen castles, two of which are located in Gorski Kotar - Čabar and Brod na Kupi. In Čabar, the center explains how the Frankopans and Zrinskis successfully managed the family estate, while the center in Brod na Kupi shows the relationship of the Frankopans and Zrinskis to nature. The Frankopans participated in numerous battles, and their resourcefulness, education, diplomacy, and above all, the desire to preserve their own estates, have sustained this family for centuries. They have left behind numerous castles, fortified towns and castles, spread throughout the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, which evoke the spirit of the past, intrigue, conflict, culture, literacy and religiosity. Due to their exceptional value and with the aim of restoring, preserving, protecting and sustainably using tangible and intangible heritage, the project "The Paths of the Frankopans" was launched.
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