Ivana Horvatek, Author at Blaga & misterije https://blaga.hr Kronika mitova, legendi, narodnih običaja i priča Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:45:28 +0000 hr hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://blaga.hr/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cropped-logo_ubim-32x32.png Ivana Horvatek, Author at Blaga & misterije https://blaga.hr 32 32 147581376 Who are the giants found in Croatian stories? Meet the forgotten people associated with legends about curses, exploits, and the discovery of bones https://blaga.hr/who-are-the-giants-found-in-croatian-stories-meet-the-forgotten-people-associated-with-legends-about-curses-exploits-and-the-discovery-of-bones/27078/ https://blaga.hr/who-are-the-giants-found-in-croatian-stories-meet-the-forgotten-people-associated-with-legends-about-curses-exploits-and-the-discovery-of-bones/27078/#respond Mon, 20 Nov 2023 17:20:12 +0000 https://blagamisterije.com/?p=27078 Stories about giants are widespread throughout Croatia.  One such story hails from the island of Brač and tells about strong people who had only one eye in the middle of […] Otkrij!

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]]> https://blaga.hr/who-are-the-giants-found-in-croatian-stories-meet-the-forgotten-people-associated-with-legends-about-curses-exploits-and-the-discovery-of-bones/27078/feed/ 0 27078 Old sanatorium stands on mountain as reminder of tragic love story https://blaga.hr/old-sanatorium-stands-on-mountain-as-reminder-of-tragic-love-story/27063/ https://blaga.hr/old-sanatorium-stands-on-mountain-as-reminder-of-tragic-love-story/27063/#respond Wed, 15 Nov 2023 16:41:07 +0000 https://blagamisterije.com/?p=27063 Brestovac was a large complex and consisted of several buildings, though today just one is usually photographed and visited.  9,193 patients stayed at the Brestovac Sanatorium between 1909 and 1934. […] Otkrij!

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]]> https://blaga.hr/old-sanatorium-stands-on-mountain-as-reminder-of-tragic-love-story/27063/feed/ 0 27063 Haludovo Palace: A decaying Cold War resort built by the owner of Penthouse Magazine https://blaga.hr/haludovo-palace-a-decaying-cold-war-resort-built-by-the-owner-of-penthouse-magazine/27048/ https://blaga.hr/haludovo-palace-a-decaying-cold-war-resort-built-by-the-owner-of-penthouse-magazine/27048/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2023 18:46:34 +0000 https://blagamisterije.com/?p=27048 Nowadays it is abandoned and looks like an eerie ghost town. The complex is still standing, and is a stark reminder of the golden years when it looked like a […] Otkrij!

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]]> https://blaga.hr/haludovo-palace-a-decaying-cold-war-resort-built-by-the-owner-of-penthouse-magazine/27048/feed/ 0 27048 An old Jewish cemetery and cultural monument dedicated to victims of Nazi terror lie hidden in an enchanted Croatian forest https://blaga.hr/an-old-jewish-cemetery-and-cultural-monument-dedicated-to-victims-of-nazi-terror-lie-hidden-in-an-enchanted-croatian-forest/27059/ https://blaga.hr/an-old-jewish-cemetery-and-cultural-monument-dedicated-to-victims-of-nazi-terror-lie-hidden-in-an-enchanted-croatian-forest/27059/#respond Sun, 15 Oct 2023 15:31:21 +0000 https://blagamisterije.com/?p=27059 Hidden in a Roman forest near the main town square of the small town of Daruvar, you can find a Jewish cemetery dating from the beginning of the 19th century […] Otkrij!

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]]> https://blaga.hr/an-old-jewish-cemetery-and-cultural-monument-dedicated-to-victims-of-nazi-terror-lie-hidden-in-an-enchanted-croatian-forest/27059/feed/ 0 27059 Sudbina derutnog dvorca Brezovica ostaje nepoznata, a nekoć su u njezinim dvoranama građani plesali, masoni vijećali a grofovi stolovali https://blaga.hr/sudbina-derutnog-dvorca-brezovica-ostaje-nepoznata-a-nekoc-su-u-njezinim-dvoranama-gradani-plesali-masoni-vijecali-a-grofovi-stolovali/22739/ https://blaga.hr/sudbina-derutnog-dvorca-brezovica-ostaje-nepoznata-a-nekoc-su-u-njezinim-dvoranama-gradani-plesali-masoni-vijecali-a-grofovi-stolovali/22739/#respond Mon, 03 Aug 2020 16:11:39 +0000 http://blagamisterije.com/?p=22739 “Kad pogledate sa svrha Mesničke ulice ili sa Štrosmajerovog šetališta, vidjet ćete na desno iza Savskog mosta prema Vukomeričkim goricama, nalijevo od Stupnika u simfoniji pitome ravnice dvije, tri bijele […] Otkrij!

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]]> https://blaga.hr/sudbina-derutnog-dvorca-brezovica-ostaje-nepoznata-a-nekoc-su-u-njezinim-dvoranama-gradani-plesali-masoni-vijecali-a-grofovi-stolovali/22739/feed/ 0 22739 U dolskim špiljama skrivaju se mistična bića zvana viveri, a mještani kažu da se njihovo hukanje čuje i danas https://blaga.hr/u-dolskim-spiljama-skrivaju-se-misticna-bica-zvana-viveri-a-mjestani-kazu-da-se-njihovo-hukanje-cuje-i-danas/21568/ https://blaga.hr/u-dolskim-spiljama-skrivaju-se-misticna-bica-zvana-viveri-a-mjestani-kazu-da-se-njihovo-hukanje-cuje-i-danas/21568/#respond Wed, 27 Nov 2019 20:02:09 +0000 https://blagamisterije.com/?p=21568 Za mitsko biće koje se skriva po špiljama, znaju stanovnici mjesta Dol na Braču, a nazivaju ga viver. Biće je to koje možete “pronaći’’ jedino u Dolu, a ako imate […] Otkrij!

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