Petar Berislavic Primary School

The Petar Berislavić school, in Trogir

The Petar Berislavić primary school, a large building with Venetian-inspired windows on the maritime promenade, bears the name of a great Croatian hero born in Trogir. The Trogir audio-guided tour stops here to evoke the figure of Petar Berislavić, bishop become ban of Croatia, who led the resistance against the Ottoman Empire and fell in combat in 1520, and whose memory is everywhere present in the city.

History

By walking along the maritime promenade of Trogir, the gaze falls on this large building with Venetian-inspired windows: it is the Petar Berislavić primary school. It bears the name of a child of Trogir become one of the greatest heroes of Croatia. Petar Berislavić was born here in 1475, in a noble family. Become bishop, he was named ban of Croatia, a sort of viceroy, at a time when the country faced the growing pressure of the Ottoman Empire. It is he who led the Croatian resistance, winning decisive victories at Dubica in 1513 and at Jajce in 1518. His life ended in a tragic and heroic manner in 1520, when he was killed in combat near Korenica. His name has remained in history as that of a fierce defender of the homeland. In Trogir, his memory is everywhere: a bas-relief of the municipal loggia represents him on horseback, the promenade bears his name, and this school perpetuates his memory among the young generations.

What to see

Here you admire a large building with Venetian-inspired windows sheltering the Petar Berislavić primary school, named after a child of Trogir become a Croatian hero; bishop and ban of Croatia, he led the resistance against the Ottoman Empire and fell in combat in 1520, and his memory is honoured everywhere in the city. The school perpetuates the memory of a great defender of the homeland. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Petar Berislavić school stands along the maritime promenade of Trogir, reachable on foot. It is a school in activity, whose Venetian façade you admire from the Riva; it is not visited. You discover it during a walk along the water.

Who was Petar Berislavić, born in Trogir?

Born in Trogir in 1475 in a noble family, he became bishop then ban of Croatia, a sort of viceroy, and led the Croatian resistance against the Ottoman Empire, winning victories at Dubica in 1513 and at Jajce in 1518; killed in combat near Korenica in 1520, he has remained in history as a fierce defender of the homeland, honoured everywhere in Trogir.

Where is the Petar Berislavić school in Trogir?

Along the maritime promenade of Trogir, in Croatia.