OBITELJ OŽEGOVIĆ U BELI
FAMILY OŽEGOVIĆ IN BELA

Summary/Abstract: For five generations the Bela estate was part of the family Ožegović who each left their mark on the property. Stephen Ožegović began purchasing the estate and his son Metel continued with the process. During the rule of Metel Ožegović, his son Louis and grandson John, the Bela estate was at the height of its development. The prosperous estate consisted of the burg of Bela, older castle called Bela I, younger castle called Bela II, both surrounded by gardens, farmlands, vineyards and forests. Also found on the estate was the family crypt that was situated in the Chapel of Our Lady. The family renewed the property culturally and economically. They contributed to the progress of the local community by establishing a public school and by being patrons of the Margečan parish. The tragic deaths of Metel and Emilia Ožegović together with land division of the estate after the World War II led to its gradual decay. The consequences of those actions can be seen to this day.

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