Grad je nastal v drugi polovici 15. stoletja, ko so začeli deželno mejo utrjevati proti Turkom. Na gradu so se menjavali različni lastniki. Posest se je razdelila, ko je grofica Blagaj leta 1629 polovico imetja prodala beneškemu plemiču Emanuelu De Finniju. Ta je v dolini pod gradom zgradil nov dvorec (danes neugledna razvalina sredi vasi), kot središče svoje posesti. De Fini je kupil še Gotnik in obe gospoščini združil. Njegov sin Hieronim je imetje prodal svoji sestri Eleni (por. Lazarini), posest pa sta si leta 1719 ponovno razdelila njena vnuka. Lastnina je bila spet združena s poroko med potomcema obeh polovic jablaniške gospoščine 79 let pozneje. Okrog leta 1830 so se jablaniški Lazariniji odselili v palačo v Labin.
Lazariniji so leta 1816 odročni, neudobni in sredi samotnih gozdov stoječi grad opustili in se preselili v spodnji dvorec ob glavni cesti, ki so ga ustrezno adaptirali v sodobno plemiško rezidenco (N 450 32.425 E 0140 17.952). Med glavnimi vzroki za selitev je bil tudi strah pred roparskimi tolpami ki so grad dvakrat napadle sredi belega dne.
Stari grad je bil v spremnem besedilu k vojaškem zemljevidu iz let 1763 – 1787 še omenjen, kot dobro ohranjena kamnita utrdba. Leta 1825 je grad v Franciscejskem katastru že označen kot razvalina.
Razvaline gradu so kasneje uporabljali kot kamnolom, jedro gradu pa je ostalo do danes domala nedotaknjeno.
Kako do razvalin:
Pred vasjo Jablanica zavijete levo na slabo vidno asfaltno cesto. Parkirate v bližini mostička in nato za njim krenete po kolovozu levo v hrib. Po nekaj 100 m pridete do kažipota za kapelico Marije Snežne, tam lahko zavijete levo, ali pa se do gradu podate mimo ostankov kapelice.
ENGLISH:
Castle was built in 15. century. During the time, owners changed very often. Countess Blagaj sold half of her proprety to Venetian nobleman Emanuel de Finni. Down the valley, he bulited a new mansion as center of his proprety (mansion is now in ruins in the village Jablanica). The original estate belonging to castle Jablanica, was united again at the end of 18. century.
Last aristocratic owners, the Lazarinis, abbandoned an uncofortable castle lying deep in the forrrest at the begining of 19. century (1816) and moved to the mansion in the village (N450 32.425 E 0140 17.952). Robber bands attacted isolated castle for several times and that was one of the reasons for moving too.
Castle Jablanica was mentioned in reminders to a millitary map in years 1763-1787 as good and strong stone fortress. But already in year 1825 in Franciscs cadastral register was inscripted as a ruin.
Ruins of the castle were later used as a quarry, but the center of the castle is still in good shape.
How to get to the cache:
Before village Jablanica you turn left to hardly visible asphalt road and park near a small bridge. Cross the bridge and then proceed on cart track up the hill. After some 100m you came to signpost to Chapel Marija Snežna. You can go through the left track or you proceed to the castle bypassing the ruins of Chapel.