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All paths lead to Marija Bistrica MARIJA BISTRICA If you mention the name of Marija Bistrica everybody will first think on the pilgrimages to the miraculous Mother of God in Bistrica. About 800 000 pilgrims come to Marija Bistrica evey year. They all come to seek a spiritual guidance, to make their vows to the Mother of God, to thank her for their granted prayers or just to pay their respects to the Queen of Croats. The sanctuary of the Mother of God in Bistrica has have an important central place in the religious life of the Croatian people through all the periods. The place Bistrica was first mentioned as an estate in 1209 which a Croatian-Hungarian king Andrew II gave to the parishioner Vratislav and the name Marija Bistrica first appeared in the 18th century related to the revelation of the miraculous statue of the Mother of God. The parish church, which had been the church of St Peter and Paul until then, was devoted the church of the Blessed Virgin Mary after the revelation in the same century. According the legend, the statue of Mary with baby Jesus was first placed in the Mary's Chapel in Vinski Vrh, not far from Bistrica. When the Turks came all the way to Konjščina ( 3 km from Vinski Vrh ), the parishioner of Bistrica brought the Mary's statue in the Bistrica's parish church of St Peter and Paul and buried it under the choir to save it from the desecration. The statue was found 15th July 1684 on the request of the Zagreb's bishop Martin Borković, and it was placed on the main altar of the Bistrica's church between the statues of St Peter and Paul and from that day the pilgrimages to Bistrica last continuously. A great number of miraculous events has been recorded which were recognised only after the precise research and reliable witnesses. In 1715 Croatian Parliament built an altar of vows and in 1731 bishop Branjug blessed the new church and changed the name of the place into Marija Bistrica. Today's look church complex got in 1883 after a great reconstruction by the projects of an architect Herman Bolle. Some of the prominent Croatian artists worked on that reconstruction. The Pope Pio XI gave it in 1923 the title of a small basilica (basilica minor). The golden crowns are the donations of the archbishops Bauer and Stepinac who gave them in the name of the Croatian people. Because of the religious and national importance, Marija Bistrica was proclaimed the Croatian National Sanctuary of the Mother of God in Bistrica on the Croatian Bishop's Conference in 1971 and 13th June is proclaimed to be the holiday of the Mother of God in Bistrica. On the 300th anniversary of the sanctuary and the 1300th anniversary of the baptism of Croats, on the 9th September 1984, about 400 000 believers gathered on the National Eucharist Congress. In the time of feudalism, a feudal estate of Bistrica had a lot of owners, but here are some of the important: Governor of Slavonija Dionizije, Nikola of Ludbreg, Governor Ivan Čus, the Bradač brothers, Ivan Horvat, Mihael Konjski, Family Kerčenjs, Juraj pl. Malenić, Count Petar Keglević, Count Baltazar Patačić, Counts Drašković, Count Petar Sermage and last owner was Baron Lazar Hellenbach. HELLENBACH MANSION Near Marija Bistrica, on the road to Zlatar Bistrica is situated this beautiful historic mansion in which the Hellenbach family resides. This is one of the few mansions and manors in Croatia’s Zagorje region in which has been a continuous residence, and its is interior as it was in the 19th century. Hellenbach mansion is a single story mansion with a portcullis at the main west face. This simple and elegant classic design and layout make this mansion one of the most beautiful and valued mansions in Croatia. This building has been classified as a high value cultural monument – I/O category. The first data about the existence of the school in Marija Bistrica one can find in the church documents from 1590. Until 1862 the school was situated in some private houses, and thanks to the efforts of the parishioner Mirko Trumpić and some district council members, the foundations for the building of a new school were provided. Related to the education, musical art had developed and the most important for the musical progress was a teacher Lovro Ježek who in 1852 established a folk ensemble which exists even today. In honor of its founder, Bistrica's folk ensemble carrries Ježek's name. Bistrica's church and parish court were a place of gathering of the Croatian patriots and among them were the intellectuals from "Ilirski preporod" ("Illyrian revival") . The parish court was a place where a decision about the foundation of "Matica ilirska" ("Illyrain matrix") was brought, which later became "Matica hrvatska" ("Matrix Croatica"). In Marija Bistrica Vatroslav Lisinski composed first Croatian opera "Ljubav i zloba" ("Love and venom"), and here was also written a revolutionary song "Prosto zrakom ptica leti" ("Bird flies free in the air"). Next to the church-basilica with the miraculous statue is a hill «Kalvarija» with the Stations of the Cross which are, each for itself, a valuable artistic works of the well-known artists. A pilgrimage of the Way of the Cross with candlelight is a special event for each visitor. Behind the hill "Kalvarija" in an oasis of peace is situated Carmelite Monastery . The pillar stone of the monastery was blessed by the Pope on the 900th anniversary of Zagreb's Archdiocese on 11th September 1994 and it was layed by Cardinal Franjo Kuharić on 11th September 1995 in the foundations of the future monastery in Marija Bistrica. The idea about the monastery came from the Blessed Alojzije Stepinac in 1941. The Barefoot Carmelite Sisters have been living in Marija Bistrica since his beatification on 3rd October 1998. The most important day in the history of Marija Bistrica, after the finding of the miraculous statue in 1684, is 3rd October 1998 when Pope John Paul II visited Marija Bistrica and proclaimed the late Zagreb's archbishop and Bistrica's pilgrim Alojzije Stepinac blessed. At the beginning of the mass the Holy Father said: "I have came to you here today in this beloved sanctuary of our Heavenly Mother- the Mother of God of Bistrica. You and your ancestors have been saying so many times in front of her black statue your prayers to God. I am here with you to give a sacrifice of thanks to God and to proclaim a servant of God, Alojzije Stepinac blessed. We pray our Lord to forgive us our trespasses so that we can in a clean conscience be the witnesses of the Word; we pray Him that His mercy preserves our persistence in faith, in the Word, in service and in humiliation of the heart.» A specific economic development of Marija Bistrica is influenced by religious tourism. The organised pilgrimages start every year on White Sunday (the first Sunday after Easter) and last till the Thanksgiving Sunday (last Sunday in October). During last years there has been an increase of the family visits, especially on weekends which prolongs the pilgrimage season. The development of the tourism is especially visible in many restaurants and caffés (about 30 of them) which offer national and international cuisine. The increase of the pilgrimages influenced the trade, so that the arrival of a great number of the pilgrims attracted the merchants of the different souvenirs who sell their goods on the stalls. Candles, lamps, gingerbread hearts, pottery and wooden toys make a colourful sight and a diversity of the offer for all generations. One can also find traditional cookies made of honey and mead. With the sudden industrial development and with the production of the plastic, the stalls became a place of bad taste. Thanks to the persistence of the masters, the old trades are coming back and take a significant place in the economy of Marija Bistrica. The tradition becomes even more important, so today Marija Bistrica holds the biggest number of the registered trades in Krapina – Zagorje County. Among them is the only blacksmith in the county, few mead makers, potters and the producers of wooden products. A tradition that lasts for centuries in these parts is related to the products made of honey, clay and wood. A traditional gingerbread heart was always a symbol of love and respect, especially symbol of love between a young man and a girl. Even today this heart symbolizes an invisible bond and a love bond between people and it is recognised as a Croatian souvenir. The mead is a drink made of honey and has 2-3% of alcohol. If the process is prolonged, the result is a stronger drink with 10-12% of alcohol. These drinks are served with ice and are refreshing. Products made of baked clay are used in the households and the meals made in them have a special natural taste. Different homemade food is kept in the traditional pots: "štruce, puranjke, sirenjke, tronozi" and vine, cider, vinegar and milk are kept in "štuce, lonci, pehari". Wooden toys from Laz attract even more children's eyes with their diversity of colours and with the different offer from miniature wardrobes, beds, cradles, tables with chairs to the different pipes and butterflies and other toys that make noise. Tuognica is well-known for makers of wooden children's chairs, wheelbarrows and some instruments like the guitars and other string instruments. In Marija Bistrica one can also find makers of secular souvenirs made of wood, plaster or metal. - Prev - Next >>
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Svi puteljci vode u Mariju Bistricu… MARIJA BISTRICA Pri spomenu Marije Bistrice svatko će prvo pomisliti na hodočašća čudotvornoj Majci Božjoj Bistričkoj. Godišnje Mariju Bistricu pohodi oko 800.000 hodočasnika. Svi oni dolaze radi duhovne obnove, zavjetovanja Majci Božjoj, radi zahvale za uslišane molitve ili samo da se poklone Kraljici Hrvata. Svetište Majke Božje Bistričke ima kroz vjekove važno središnje mjesto u vjerskom životu hrvatskog naroda. Naselje Bistrica prvi put se spominje 1209. godine kao posjed, kojeg hrvatsko-ugarski kralj Andrija II. vraća županu Vratislavu, a ime Marija Bistrica pojavljuje se u 18. st. vezujući se uz otkriće čudesnog kipa Majke Božje. Župska crkva koja je do tada bila posvećena Sv. Petru i Pavlu nakon otkrića u istom stoljeću posvećuje se Blaženoj Djevici Mariji. Kip Bogorodice s malim Isusom se po predaji prvotno nalazio u Marijinoj kapeli na Vinskom Vrhu, nedaleko od Marije Bistrice. Kad su Turci provalili sve do Konjščine (3 km od Vinskog Vrha), tadašnji je bistrički župnik prenio Marijin kip u bistričku župnu crkvu sv. Petra i Pavla i zakopao ga pod korom da ga spasi od oskvrnuća. 15.srpnja 1684. godine pronađen je kip Majke Božje Bistričke na poticaj zagrebačkog biskupa Martina Borkovića, postavljen na glavni oltar bistričke crkve među kipove sv. Petra i Pavla i od toga dana traju neprekinuta hodočašća u Mariju Bistricu, a zabilježeno je bezbroj čudesnih događaja koji su priznati tek poslije pomnih istraživanja i pouzdanih svjedoka. Hrvatski Sabor 1715. godine podiže zavjetni oltar, a 1731. godine biskup Branjug posvećuje novu crkvu i mijenja ime naselja u Marija Bistrica. Današnji izgled crkveni kompleks dobiva 1883. godine nakon velike obnove po projektu arhitekta Hermana Bollea, a na uređenju rade najpoznatiji hrvatski umjetnici. Papa Pio XI dodijelio je 1923. godine svetištu naslov Male bazilike (basilica minor). Zlatne krune daruju 1935. godine nadbiskupi Bauer i Stepinac u ime hrvatskog naroda. Zbog svog vjerskog i nacionalnog značaja Marija Bistrica je od strane Hrvatske biskupske konferencije proglašena Hrvatskim nacionalnim svetištem Majke Božje Bistričke 1971. godine, a 13. srpnja određuje blagdanom Majke Božje Bistričke. Na proslavu tristogodišnjice svetišta i 1300 godišnjicu pokrštenja Hrvata 9. rujna 1984. godine okupilo se na Nacionalnom euharistijskom kongresu 400 000 vjernika U doba feudalizma, feudalni posjed Bistrica imao je više vlasnika od kojih su najpoznatiji: ban Slavonije Dionizije, Nikola Ludbreški, ban Ivan Čus, braća Bradač, Ivan Horvat, Mihael Konjski, porodica Kerečenji, Juraj pl. Malenić, grof Petar Keglević, grof Baltazar Patačić, grofovi Drašković, grof Petar Sermage i na kraju barun Lazar Hellenbach. DVORAC HELLENBACH Nedaleko od Marije Bistrice, na cesti prema Zlatar Bistrici, perivojem skriven od pogleda, nalazi se ovaj prekrasan dvorac u kojem živi obitelj Hellenbach. Jedan je to od malobrojnih dvoraca u Hrvatskom zagorju i Hrvatskoj u kojem se uspio održati kontinuitet življenja i potpuno očuvati interijer onakav kakav je bio i u prošlom stoljeću. Jednostavan i elegantan klasicistički koncept pročelja, ali i tlocrtne organizacije, svrstavaju taj dvorac među najljepše i najvrednije dvorce u Hrvatskoj. Dokaz je tome i njegova pripadnost visokoj spomeničkoj kategoriji I/O. Prve tragove postojanja škole u Mariji Bistrici nalazimo u crkvenim dokumentima iz godine 1590. Do 1862. godine škola je bila smještena po privatnim kućama te se zalaganjem bistričkog župnika Mirka Tumpića i tadašnjih općinskih odbornika osiguravaju sredstva za izgradnju školske zgrade. Vezano uz školstvo razvija se i glazbena umjetnost i najzaslužniji za glazbeni razvoj bio je učitelj Lovro Ježek koji 1852. godine organizira mjesnu glazbu koja osim prekida u vrijeme ratova djeluje do danas, a u njegovu počast kulturno-umjetničko društvo u Mariji Bistrici nosi njegovo ime. Bistrička crkva i župni dvor oduvijek su bili okupljalište hrvatskih rodoljuba i tu su -se okupljali intelektualci "Ilirskog preporoda", a u župnom dvoru donesena je i odluka o osnivanju "Matice ilirske" koja je prerasla u "Maticu hrvatsku". U Mariji Bistrici je Vatroslav Lisinski skladao prvu hrvatsku operu "Ljubav i zloba" , a tu nastaje i budnica "Prosto zrakom ptica leti". Pored crkve – bazilike sa čudotvornim kipom Majke Božje Bistričke nalazi se brežuljak “Kalvarija” s postajama Križnog puta koja je svaka za sebe vrijedno umjetničko djelo poznatih hrvatskih kipara. Pobožnost Križnog puta sa upaljenim svijećama nezaboravan je doživljaj za svakog posjetitelja. Iza brda Kalvarije, u oazi mira, nalazi se samostan Bosonogih sestara karmelićanki. Kamen temeljac samostana blagoslovio je Sveti Otac prigodom 900. obljetnice Zagrebačke nadbiskupije 11. rujna 1994. godine u Zagrebu, a 11. rujna 1995. godine položio ga je kardinal Franjo Kuharić u temelje budućeg Karmela u Mariji Bistrici. Sama ideja o samostanu Sestara karmelićanki potječe od blaženoga Alojzija Stepinca iz 1941. godine. Bosonoge sestre karmelićanke nastanile su se o njegovoj beatifikaciji 3. listopada 1998. godine u Mariji Bistrici. Najznačajniji dan u povijesti Marije Bistrice nakon našašća kipa 1684. godine je 03. listopad 1998. godine kada je Papa Ivan Pavao II. posjetio Mariju Bistricu i proglasio blaženim pokojnog zagrebačkog nadbiskupa i bistričkog hodočasnika kardinala Alojzija Stepinca. Na početku misnog slavlja Sveti Otac je rekao: “Danas sam došao k vama u ovo drago vam svetište naše nebeske Majke – Majke Božje Bistričke. Pred njezinim crnim likom toliko ste puta vi i vaši stari po njoj upućivali molitve Bogu. Ovdje sam kako bih zajedno s vama Bogu prinio žrtvu hvale i proglasio blaženim slugu Božjega Alojzija Stepinca. Molimo Gospodina da nam oprosti grijehe da čiste savjesti nosimo svjedočanstvo Radosne vijesti; molimo ga da svojim milosrđem podržava našu ustrajnost u vjeri i predanju, služenju i poniznosti srca.” Specifičan ekonomski razvoj Marije Bistrice uvjetovan je Crkvom i Kipom Djevice Marije s Isusom kroz tzv. hodočasnički turizam. Organizirana hodočašća vjernika počinju svake godine na Bijelu nedjelju (prva nedjelja poslije Uskrsa) i traju do Zahvalnice (posljednja nedjelja u listopadu). Posljednjih je godina primijećeno sve više obiteljskih hodočasnika posebice vikendom, što produljuje hodočasničku sezonu. Razvoj turizma posebno se vidi u mnogobrojnim ugostiteljskim objektima (oko 30) u kojima se pružaju usluge domaće i internacionalne kuhinje ili samo usluge pića. Razvojem hodočašća razvila se trgovina. Dolazak velikog broja hodočasnika privukao je trgovce raznoraznih suvenira koji prodaju na postavljenim štandovima. Svijeće, lampuši, licitari, lončarija i drvene igračke stvarali su šarenilo boja i raznolikost ponude, ponude za sve generacije, a za okrjepu tijela medenjaci, medovina i gvirc. Naglim industrijskim razvojem, uvođenjem plastičnih masa, štandovi postaju mjesto opasnog neukusa. Upornošću majstora, stari zanati se vraćaju i zauzimaju važno mjesto u privređivanju Marije Bistrice. Tradicija dobija sve veći značaj i danas Marija Bistrica ima najviše registriranih starih zanata u Krapinsko-zagorskoj županiji, među kojima se nalaze: jedini kovač u županiji, nekoliko medičara, lončara, te proizvođači drvne galanterije.Višestoljetna tradicija ovog kraja vezana je uz proizvode od meda, gline i drva. Licitarsko srce je oduvijek bilo simbol ljubavi i poštovanja, a napose izraz ljubavi između mladića i djevojke. I danas licitarsko srce kao poklon simbolizira nevidljivi most i ljubavnu sponu među ljudima i priznati je hrvatski suvenir. Medovina je piće napravljeno od meda i ima 2-3% alkohola. Duljim postupkom dobije se gvirc koji ima jačinu vina 10-12% alkohola. Medovina i gvirc se poslužuju s ledom i tako rashlađeni djeluju vrlo osvježavajuće. Proizvodi od pečene gline i danas se koriste u domaćinstvima, a jela napravljena u njima imaju poseban prirodan okus. Razna domaća, zagorska jela nastaju u štrucama, puranjkama, sirenjkama ili tronogu, a domaća vina, jabučnice, ocat, mlijeko čuvaju se u štucama, loncima i peharima. Lazanjske drvene igračke sve više privlače dječje oči svojim šarenilom boja i raznovrsnom ponudom od minijaturnih ormara, krevetića, zipki, stolića sa stolicama do raznih fućkalica i leptira i ostalih klopotala. U Tugonici su poznati proizvođači dječjih drvenih stolica, tačkica i raznih glazbala kao što su tamburice i gitare. Pored majstora starih zanata postoje proizvođači sakralnih suvenira od drva, gipsa ili metala. - Prethodno - Slijedeće >>