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| status       = NIFERTIK! PHOTO
| maintainer   = Janez Premk
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| name                = Kromberk Castle
| localname           = Grad Kromberk
| street              = Grajska cesta 1
| town                = SI-5000 Nova Gorica
| telephone           = 386 (0) 5 335 9811
| fax                 = 386 (0) 5 335 9820
| email               = goriski.muzej@siol.net
| website             = http://www.goriskimuzej.si
| managed by          = Goriška Museum
| opening hours      = 8am–3pm Mon–Fri, 1–5pm Sun and holiday, in summer: 8am–7pm Mon–Fri, 1–7pm Sun and holiday. Closed Sat.
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The two-storey Renaissance-style castle is an early 17th-century reconstruction of a 13th-century fortress built by Henrick Dornberg. Since 1954, the [[Kromberk Castle]] has accommodated the [[Goriška Museum]] with its rich collection of paintings, cultural and historical artefacts, and rooms for occasional exhibitions and symposia. A terraced garden around the manor has been partly reconstructed in accordance with the data about its state in the 18th century. In the first floor of the eastern wing is a restaurant.
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== The castle==
Named after its owner Ivan Marija Coronini, who in 1609 acquired the title "von Cronberg", it is a typical Renaissance building with a square ground plan and four corner towers. The castle was severely damaged in both world wars but was renovated after each. The library, archives, and interior equipment were burnt down in fires. The castle underwent extensive renovation work after 1954, when it was dedicated to the [[Goriška Museum]] headquarters. The interior was designed by the architect [[Janez Suhadolc]].

== Exhibitions ==
The artworks from the middle age and Baroque period, the artworks by 19th-century painters [[Franc Kavčič]], [[Josip Tominc]], and [[Anton Karinger]], as well as many others, are part of the art-history collection. In the gallery hall of the first floor, artworks of 20th-century artists from the Primorska region are exhibited.

A smaller lapidary of coats of arms of Gorizia noble families is arranged in the entrance hall and in the park. 

== Surrounding ==
The castle is surrounded by a reconstructed Baroque park and a fountain from 1774 in its centre. In the southern axis, the winter garden with a grotto and a statue of Kronos is maintained. To the west of the castle stands the falcons' tower, another fountain from 1663, and the Baroque statue of St John the Nepomuk from 1738, both were brought from other locations. In the place where the horse stables once stood is now a parking lot.

== See also ==
* [[Goriška Museum]]
* [[Dobrovo Castle]]


== External links ==
* [https://www.goriskimuzej.si/en/permanent-exhibitions/kromberk-castle Kromberk Castle web page]
* [http://www.burger.si/Kromberk/KromberkENG.html Virtual guide to Kromberk Castle]

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