Trebnik Mansion (Slovene: Dvorec Trebnik; German: Triebenegg) is a historic manor house located in the town park above Saint George's Church in Slovenske Konjice, Slovenia, at the foot of Konjiška gora mountain.
Architecture
The mansion comprises two building tracts and their basements. The northern tract features open arcaded passageways on the ground and first floors, dating to the 17th century. The surrounding grounds once contained a rich garden with botanically interesting tree species and shrubs, two ponds, and several associated buildings, including a gardening outbuilding with an orangery (now mostly deserted or serving other purposes). The park also once featured a decorative straw-roofed rustic farmhouse (Miniatur-Bauernhäuschen) intended for children to work and play.
History
A first mansion below Mount Konjice was mentioned as early as 1362. It was held until the 17th century by the barons Trebnik, who sold it to the counts Tattenbach. The present-day mansion was built between 1630 and 1636 by Johann Christoph von Tattenbach. After the Tattenbach family, the mansion was owned by the emperor and then by the Žiče Charterhouse until the abolition of the monastery in 1782. Among the most notable owners were the Princes of Windischgrätz, who used Trebnik as their summer residence. The family retained ownership until the end of World War II, when the mansion was nationalised by the state.
In the post-war period, the mansion served various purposes, including an inn, a kindergarten, a home for the elderly, and a music school. Like other historical buildings in Slovenia, it was not properly maintained. In 1996, it was transferred from municipal property to a company that undertook to renovate it but instead burdened the real estate with bank loans and mortgages, leaving the manor near collapse. In 2012, ownership and renewal were taken over by the Municipality of Slovenske Konjice.
Trebnik Mansion today
The northern tract (known as Dvor Trebnik) is fully renovated and houses a smaller multifunctional hall named after Princess Christiane, some medical offices, and rentable rooms on the top floor. The southern tract (the main building with a balcony) previously housed a manufacture and shop of products from medicinal herbs under the trademark Dvorec Trebnik, and currently houses a music school.
