Novo Celje
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Novo Celje (meaning in Slovene New Celje) is a late Baroque mansion near the town of Celje in the Lower Styria region of Slovenia.
The mansion was built between 1752 and 1755 by a local nobleman, Anton Gaisruck who had bought a decaying late Medieval hunting mansion called Brutnberg (known locally as Plumberk) which stood on the same location. He used some elements from the old Celje castle for its construction, causing further deterioration of this important historical site. In the mid 19th century, the mansion was bought by the Styrian nobleman J. L. Hausmann, father of Fany Hausmann, generally regarded as the the first Slovenian poetess. He was also famous for introducing the growing of hop in Lower Styria, which launched a flourishing brewery industry in the region of Savinja Valley between Celje, Žalec and Laško.
In the late 1920s, the mansion was bought by the local authorities and in 1930s it was transformed as a mental hospital, run by the Slovenian regional government. Most of the precious interior decorations were removed from the manor and placed in the National Museum of Slovenia. When the armed forces of Nazi Germany occupied Slovenia and Lower Styria in April 1941, the 390 patiens of the institution were transported to Germany and killed by members of the Wehrmacht. After Second World War, a memorial plaque was placed on the façade of the building to remember the tragic event.
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