In Cultura Veritas - or how Beethoven enjoyed the Kingdom of Zelina

According to legend, Countess Marija Ana Nizky, née Erdödy, was a close friend and muse of Ludwig van Beethoven. She treated him to an indigenous...

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Author  Saša Stanković

11. August 2020.
According to legend, Countess Marija Ana Nizky, née Erdödy, was a close friend and muse of Ludwig van Beethoven. She treated him to the indigenous Zelina wine, 34 bottles of which the famous composer mentioned in his diary from 1811, noting that 15 were in the maid's room. Chroniclers are convinced that the maestro liked the Zelina wine, and that the shipments became more frequent as a result, and...
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Author  Saša Stanković

11. August 2020.