Okić Castle

Okić Castle is a castle in Samobor, Zagreb County. The names of many surrounding villages include it as an appellative, including Dolec Podokićki, Drežnik Podokićki, Novo Selo Okićko, Orešje Okićko, Podgrađe Podokićko, Poljanica Okićka and Sveti Martin pod Okićem.

Okić
Podgrađe Podokićko, Samobor, Zagreb County Croatia
Aerial view of Okić
Site information
Type	Castle
Controlled by	Okićki, then Hungarian royal, then Benvenuto Ostrožinski, Frankopan, then Horvat then Erdődy families
Open to the public	yes
Condition	ruins
Location
Okić
Coordinates	45.7486°N 15.7064°E / 45.7486; 15.7064
Height	498
Site history
Materials	Limestone

History

For the fortification of Ivanić in 1598, Okić had to supply 4 carts and 10 labourers.

In the 19th century, Ferdo Livadić composed a song about the castle titled Okić grad.

Gallery

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  Skyline
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  View from below
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  Standing wall
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  Innterior
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  Window view
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  View from above

Bibliography

• Oštrić, Vlatko (2003-12-15). "Okić u hrvatskom planinarstvu: uspon Dragojle Jarnević prije 160 godina" (PDF). Hrvatski planinar (in Serbo-Croatian). No. 12. pp. 372–376. ISSN 1330-2159.
• Šišić, Ferdo, ed. (1917-07-13) [written 1598-04-14]. "Zaključci hrvatsko-slavonskoga sabora sazvana u Zagrebu za 14. aprila". Hrvatski saborski spisi. Monumenta spectantia historiam Slavorum meridionalium (in Latin). Vol. XLI, IV. Zagreb. pp. 375–379.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• Wiesner Livadić, Ferdo (n.d.). Okić grad. Signature HR-ZaNSK Livadić 54.