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| Eltz Manor | |
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Dvorac Eltz | |
 Eltz Manor after renovation (2012) | |
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| Architectural style | Baroque |
| Location | Vukovar,Croatia |
| Address | Županijska 2 32000 Vukovar |
| Current tenants | Vukovar City Museum |
| Construction started | 1749 |
| Completed | 1751 |
| Renovated | 2008–2011 |
Eltz Manor (Croatian:Dvorac Eltz,German:Schloss Eltz) is aBaroque palace inVukovar,Croatia. The 18th-century manor is the location of theVukovar City Museum. The manor, as it previously appeared, was depicted on thereverse of the Croatian 20kuna banknote, issued in 1993 and 2001.[1][2] The palace suffered substantial damages and destruction in 1991 during theCroatian War of Independence. However, after four years of restorations, it was completely restored to its pre-war appearance in October 2011.[3]
In 1736,Philipp Karl von Eltz-Kempenich (1665–1743), theArchchancellor of theHoly Roman Empire andPrince-Archbishop of Mainz, purchased a Vukovar manor inSyrmia, in the easternKingdom of Slavonia, then part of theHabsburg monarchy ruled by EmperorCharles VI. The palace was originally built between 1749 and 1751 by the Archchancellor's descendants of the German Catholic nobleHouse of Eltz and was gradually extended over time. TheLordship of Vukovar estates near theMilitary Frontier were, however, exposed to raids byOttoman troops and localHajduk paramilitary forces.
After theYugoslav Partisans gained control over the country in lateWorld War II, the manor was confiscated by the communist administration ofYugoslavia in 1944, and the family ofJakob Graf zu Eltz was forced to leave Vukovar. In 1990, he returned fromEltville to the newly established state of Croatia and became a member of theSabor parliament atZagreb. Eltz Manor, however, suffered a great deal of damage during theCroatian War of Independence, when it was bombarded by theYugoslav People's Army during theBattle of Vukovar.[3]
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