Prince Nikola III Zrinski thaler minted in Gvozdansko castle, Kingdom of Croatia ( Habsburg ) | Croatia, in the early 16th century ( until 1534 )

The castle which was owned by the Zrinski family between the 16th and the 18th century is known today as the " Old Town of the Zrinskis " () and considered as the landmark of the city.

Throughout the summer, the central square hosts several cultural events and open air theatrical shows are also held in the atrium of the Zrinski castle.

Zrinski did not allow the final assault to break into the castle.

Before leading the final sortie by the castle garrison, Zrinski ordered a fuse be lit to the powder magazine.

Zrinski is depicted in the plot as a 16th-century Croatian hero who defeated the Turks a couple of times before perishing sacrificially, along with his family and close supporters, in the siege of Szigeth castle.

) of the Family, minted on silver thaler of Nikola III Zrinski in Gvozdansko castle in the early 16th century

The owners of the fortification were members of the noble families Lipovečki, Tot, Frankopan, Benvenjud and finally Zrinski, so the castle is today known as Zrinski castle ( Stari grad Zrinski in Croatian ).

At the central square there is also the Zrinski monument.

Among them there were ban Petar Berislavić who won a victory at Dubica on the Una river in 1513, the captain of Senj and prince of Klis Petar Kružić, who defended the Klis Fortress for almost 25 years, captain Nikola Jurišić who deterred by a magnitude larger Turkish force on their way to Vienna in 1532, or ban Nikola Šubić Zrinski who helped save Pest from occupation in 1542 and fought in the Battle of Szigetvar in 1566.

* 1671 – Petar Zrinski, the Croatian Ban from the Zrinski family, is executed.

The former wrote the Hungarian epic poem, the Peril of Sziget, of which Zrinski is the hero, which has assured Zrinski's place in Hungarian culture.

Nikola Šubić Zrinski is honoured both in Croatia and in Hungary as a national hero.

The Order of Nikola Šubić Zrinski is one of the highest Croatian national decorations.

Jessica is married to Prince Peter de Frankopan Subic Zrinski.

The period of more significant economic and cultural growth of Čakovec is considered to have started in 1547, when Nikola Šubić Zrinski of Szigetvár became the owner of the area.

It is located in the Zrinski Park () only a few steps from the downtown and the central square respectively.

The Čakovec-based company TIZ Zrinski is the largest printing and publishing company in the county as well as one of the major such companies in northern Croatia and many books sold in the country are printed in this factory.

He is considered the most courageous and prominent member of the Zrinski family, which together with the Frankopans was the most distinguished and famous noble family in Croatian history.

Count Martino Zrinski or Sdrigna, was born in 1462 and was the son of Count Peter II and brother of Nikola III, father of Nikola IV, the one who is referred to in history as Nikola the Great Zrinski of Siget ( Szigetvár in Hungarian ).

" The battle is still famous in Croatia and Hungary and inspired both the Hungarian epic poem Siege of Sziget and the Croatian opera Nikola Šubić Zrinski.

Ivan Zajc's 1876 opera Nikola Šubić Zrinski is his most famous and popular work in Croatia.

It is certain, that Nikola Zrinski spoke at least Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Turkish and of course Latin.

It is not well known that descendants of the Zrinski family are still alive in Greece under the family name " Sdrinias ".

The common belief is that the noble families Zrinski and Frankopan perished through execution in Wiener Neustadt on April 30, 1671, owing to their role in the so called Zrinski-Frankopan Plot ( in Hungarian historiography called the Wesselényi Plot ) against the Emperor Leopold.

Beside being one of the most important military figure of 17th century Croatia, Zrinski is also known for his literary works.

The first document about the establishment of a local school originates from 1660, when Međimurje was reigned by the Zrinski family.

The Croatian nobleman and general in service of Habsburg Monarchy Nikola Šubić Zrinski ( Miklós Zrínyi ), a member of the Zrinski noble family, had defeated Sanjak Bey Tirhal Mohammed, executing him and his son, and capturing 17, 000 ducats.

The Croats, however, overwhelmed their ban with reproaches for neglecting them to fight for the Magyars, and the emperor simultaneously deprived him of the captaincy of Upper Croatia and sent 10, 000 men to aid the Croats, while the Magyars were left without any help, whereupon Zrinski resigned the banship ( 1561 ).

** Petar Zrinski, Croatian Ban ( title ) and nobleman ( b. 1621 )

In April 1995, Democracy Transition Assistance Program ( DTAP ) training began at the " Petar Zrinski " military school in Zagreb.

Nikola Šubić Zrinski () or Miklós Zrínyi () ( Zrin, 1508 – Szigetvár, September 7, 1566 ), was a Croatian nobleman and general in service of Habsburg Monarchy, ban of Croatia from 1542 to 1556, and member of the Zrinski noble family.

Nikola was born in 1508 as the son of Nikola III Zrinski and Jelena Karlović ( sister of future Croatian ban Ivan Karlović ) He distinguished himself at the siege of Vienna in 1529, and in 1542 saved the imperial army from defeat before Pest by intervening with 400 Croats, for which service he was appointed ban of Croatia.

She bore him many children, among which was his successor Juraj IV Zrinski.

In 1556 Zrinski won a series of victories over the Ottomans, culminating in the battle of Babócsa.

In 1563, on the coronation of the Emperor Maximilian as king of Hungary, Zrinski attended the ceremony at the head of 3000 Croatian and Magyar mounted noblemen, in the vain hope of obtaining the dignity of palatine, vacant by the death of Tamás Nádasdy.

The Battle of Szigetvár ended with Zrinski perishing with every member of the garrison in a last desperate sortie.

He was the great-grandfather of Croatian Ban ( Viceroy ) and Croatian / Hungarian poet Nikola Zrinski, as well as his younger brother Petar Zrinski.

During the journey through Congo in 1882, he discovered huge waterfalls on the Kouilou River, ( or Kwil ), and named them the Zrinski chutes to honor the national family of rulers ( Nikola Zrinski and Petar Zrinski of Međimurje ) from his native country.

Duke Juraj IV Zrinski granted privileges to the inhabitants of the Čakovec fortress and its suburbs on May 29, 1579.

In 1167, Absalon was granted the land around the city of " Havn " (), and built there a castle in the coastal defense against the Wends.

The name Afyon Kara Hisar ( literally opium black castle in Turkish ), since opium was widely grown here and there is a castle on a black rock.

Each weekend in the summer it is a lucrative source of income due to tourists visiting the castle, and in an effort to keep revenues high there is some overlap.

Henry did not stop her ; on the contrary, he and his army personally escorted her there, before attacking a castle belonging to the rebellious Lusignan family.

* 1502 10 July – By a Royal Warrant passed in Toledo by Isabella I of Castile, Gibraltar was granted its coat of arms: " An escutcheon on which the upper two thirds shall be a white field and on the said field set a red castle, and below the said castle, on the other third of the escutcheon, which must be a red field in which there must be a white line between the castle and the said red field, there shall be a golden key which hangs by a chain from the said castle, as are here figured ".

The current castle, with a perimeter of, was principally constructed during the time of Venetian and Ottoman rule, although remains have been found dating settlements there back to 2000 B. C.

Henry, reoccupying most of the Lancaster lands, was made constable of Kenilworth and Edward was transported there in late 1326 ; Henry's legal title to the castle was finally confirmed the following year.

Lindisfarne ( particularly the castle ) is the setting of the Roman Polanski film Cul-de-Sac ( 1966 ) with Donald Pleasence and Lionel Stander, shot entirely on location there.

The queen was hurried back to the castle, but when she got there she was heard to exclaim: " Jesus, I cannot feel my child!

After the Restoration he became secretary, or steward, to Richard Vaughan, 2nd Earl of Carbery, Lord President of Wales, which entailed living at least a year in Ludlow, Shropshire until January 1662 while he was paying craftsmen working on repairing the castle there.

He did however create a secret passageway that led from one of castle's hallways to the sealed dungeons, and from there to the family cemetery out of the castle.

The castle, stripped of its furniture and ornaments during the Revolution, was left abandoned, with only Napoleon briefly staying one night there and then leaving the castle for good.

The first area to be settle was the Klint, where there was a lowland castle, the so-called Schnakenburg.

Frederick was a keen patron of theatre and players performed at the castle when he held court there in 1579.

The castle is on a shore, and there are ships in the water.

Monte Erice is a cable car ride from the city and aside from the cobbled streets and medieval castle, there are views of Tunisia and Africa from up there on clear days.