Route 4 wooden chapels, Turopolje
Thematic route 4 wooden churches or chapels was inspired by the uniqueness of Turopolje and its wooden, traditional Kaikavian architecture, both sacral and profane. These wooden churches and chaples are unique in Europe, and are located very close to Zagreb. Here we present on our ethno/eco portal this unique intangible and tangible heritage of spirit and Kaikavian tradition to broader public.
You can start the trip through wild romantic Turopolje in Lučelnica, go over Lukinić brdo to Lijevi Štefanki (where you can see 2 wooden churches!) and then come back to Gustelnica to see maybe the highlight of sacral wooden architecture of Kaikavians.
For eat&drink we recommend nearby restaurant Ključić brdo, which is not far away from Gustelnica.
Be sure to check the locations of the chapels on the map here on the page to plan the trip.
Wooden church
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A wooden church hidden in the forest - in Gustelnica next do Dubranec - is a real cathedral made of wood. Fantastic. It has rich history, 1st time mentioned in 1678. In 1759. renovated from the ground, and in 1832. a new one was built from oak. Todays looks were finished in 1888.
It was constructed "na žale" (a vertical constuction made of wooden beams), with plans laid in between.
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Wooden chapel
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Wooden chapel of Holy gost built in 1704. Beatiful view over Turopolje hills - part called Vukomeričke Gorice
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Wooden chapel
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Wooden chapel on Lukinić brdo was built in 1908. but at its palce there was an earlier chapel built latest in 1662. as the date on the bell says.
It is consecrated to St. John the Baptist.
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Little wooden chapel
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This wooden chapel was made at crossroads in 1913. renovated in 2005.
In the village there is bigger and much more famous wooden chapel of St. Georg made in 1627. We did not have time to capture it, but we always return to Turopolje, its romantic oak forests, wineyards and traditional Kaikavian wooden architecture wity joy!
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The wooden chapel of St. John the Baptist
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This beautiful wooden chapel is located in Stara Drenčina, just before you enter the town of Sisak, above the river Kupa.
Nearby there is a fantastic traditonal Kaikavian wooden house.
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