- Type
- Palace / château
- Origins
- 1751 · 18th century per Wikidata: founding, first mention or construction
- Location
- Vukovar-Syrmia, Croatia
- Style
- baroque architecture
- Coordinates
- 45.3575°, 18.9950°
History
In 1736 the Vukovar estate was bought by the Eltz family from the Rhineland, whose members included Philipp Karl, Archbishop-Elector of Mainz. In the mid-18th century the Eltzes began a Baroque residence by the Danube, which later generations extended until the early 20th century, when the palace gained its final, long façade. The family lived here until the end of the Second World War; the building was then nationalised and turned into a museum. During the siege of Vukovar in 1991 the palace was almost completely destroyed. Rebuilt in 2008–2011, it again houses the Vukovar City Museum.
What to see
The rebuilt palace, with its long pale façade, stands on the bank of the Danube amid a park. The City Museum covers the history of Vukovar and its region – from the Vučedol culture through the Eltz era to the war of the 1990s – along with an art collection. Part of the display recalls the destruction of 1991 and the rebuilding of the palace itself, and a riverside promenade leads from the park into the town centre.
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