Castle Šumber

Castle Šumber

The Šumber settlement was developed in the Middle Ages on the foundations of a prehistoric castle above the Raša river canyon. There is the former Šumber castle together with a small medieval suburb at the end of which is the parish church of St. John and Paul.

Castle Šumber with the surrounding area is a protected cultural asset of national significance. It was built on the site of a former prehistoric fortress in the hamlet of Stari Grad in Šumber. In 1260, the castle came into the possession of the Austrian noble family Schönberg, after whom Šumber got its name. Since 1367, it has been part of the Duchy of Pazin and became a border fortress between the Austrian and Venetian parts of Istria. With the extinction of the Schönberg family, Šumber was annexed to the Kožljak lordship at the end of the 14th century. The castle was turned into a feudal court in the 17th century, and into a residential house in the 19th century.

The castle has a polygonal floor plan surrounded by walls and defended by two circular semi-towers in the southeast and southwest parts. The walls enclose the courtyard, and the main entrance to the fort is located on the eastern part of the wall. On the inner side of the southern rampart are the remains of a long and narrow one-story palace, and there is another smaller building located in the northeast corner of the castle.

Date of visit: 14.03.2020

Sources

• Kultura – TZO Sveta Nedelja. (n.d.). Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://tzosvetanedelja.hr/kultura/
• Općina Sveta Nedelja | Opći podaci. (n.d.). Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.sv-nedelja.hr/s/opci-podaci