Stari grad
Dvorec je v 18. stoletju zgradila plemiška rodbina Petač oziroma Petazzi, ki je imela v 17. in 18. stoletju v lasti precejšnji del Krasa. Lokalno prebivalstvo je dvorcu nadelo ime »Stari grad«, saj je pred to stavbo grof Petač že posedoval »grad«, a na drugem koncu Sežane. Kompleks novega Starega gradu je zavzemal ozemlje med današnjimi: Stjenkovo ulico, Kosovelovo ulico, Srebrničevo ulico in Partizansko cesto. Danes na tem ozemlju, poleg gradu, stojita obe šoli, Kosovelov dom, večnamenski poslovni stavbi ter mestni park. Celotna posest je bila ograjena z visokim zidom, zasajene pa so bile tudi visoke ciprese, ki so preprečevale neželene poglede. Stavba je bila grajena po pravilih letnega dvorca, sredi dvorišča je stala šapa vodnjaka, dvorišče pa se je širilo v prelep park, z zasajenim drevoredom kostanjev. Kljub temu pa osnovni namen parka ni imel reprezentančnega pomena, saj so našli ohranjene zemljevide, na katerih so bile vidne površine gospodarskega vrta ter njive.
Stari grad je po grofu Petaču zamenjal precej lastnikov, leta 1923 pa ga je kupil baron Demetrius Economo, lastnik Socerba. Graščina je bila po tem večkrat prenovljena, nazadnje pa so jo temeljito obnovili za poslovne in delno stanovanjske namene. Stari grad je danes zaščiten kot spomenik lokalnega pomena.
Park ob Starem gradu pa je bil temeljito obnovljen v letu 2010. Postal je javna površina, služi sprehajanju, druženju in učenju ter ohranjanju zgodovine. Ohranili so namreč obstoječ kostanjev drevored in ostala drevesa, restavrirali so dva kipa. V parku so ohranili tudi štirno oz. vodnjak, na katerem je vklesan grof rodbine Petazzi z značilnimi sedmimi žeblji/novci na ščitu. Žal take sreče ni imela štirna na dvorišču gradu, ki je danes precej osiromašena, a vendar še vedno priča prelepega oblikovanja kamna in pripovedovalka zgodbe o vodi na Krasu. Te je vedno primanjkovalo, zato so v preteklosti gradili kale, kasneje pa štirne oz. vodnjake. Bogataši in premožnejši kmetje so imeli družinsko štirno na dvorišču, manj premožni pa so po vodo hodili v vaške vodnjake. Na posestvu grofa Petača sta bili dve, kar priča o njegovi premožnosti.
Zakladek se ne skriva na danih koordinatah. Te dobite z reševanjem vsem znane uganke, ki Vam bo razmigala možgančke ;-)
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The Old castle
The castle was built in 18th century by royal family Petač/Petazzi, which owned a big part of Karst in the 17th and 18th century. The locals named the castle Old castle (Stari grad), since the count Petač already had a residence before. The estate of the new Old castle was among today’s streets: Stjenkova, Kosovelova, Srebrničeva and Partizanska. Today, there are two schools, Kosovel cultural center, two business buildings and city park on the same estate. The whole area was surrounded with high wall and cypresses, so the unwanted stares would stay outside. The building was built by the rules of summer residence, there was a well in the middle of the yard, which continued into a great park with the avenue of chestnuts. Despite all this, the prime purpose of this park had no entertaining value. Maps from year 1824 show surfaces of economic garden, meadows and fields.
Stari grad switched several owners after count Petač and was bought by baron Demetrius Economo in 1923, who owns also the Socerb castle. The mansion was renovated several times after that, lastly a few years back, making the castle suitable for business and residential needs. The Old castle is now considered as a monument of local significance.
The park was thoroughly renovated in 2010. It became a public area that serves for walking, retention, socializing and for learning plus preserving history. The chestnut avenue and some trees were preserved, a few of the sculptures were restored. The old well was also preserved in the park, still carrying the emblem of family Petazzi with seven nails/coins on the shield. Unfortunately, the well on the yard had no such luck, it is in bad shape. Despite, it is still an example of beautiful stone carving and a teller of a story – the story of water. There was never enough water in the Karst area, which is why the locals built wells and other means to store the water. Royals and rich farmers had a family well on the yard, those less fortunate had to gather the water from village well. There were two wells on the estate of count Petač, which only shows how rich the family was.
The cache is not at the given coordinates. You will get them, when you solve a well known puzzle, that will wake up your brain (možgane) ;-)
