Graščino Novi Dvor, ki jo nekateri viri imenujejo tudi Marijin Dvor, je v drugi polovici leta 1535 začel graditi Žiga Višnjegorski. Graščina je nastala ob cesti med Radečami in Boštanjem, posestvo pa je bilo dobro povezano z bližnjo Sevnico. Konec 17. stoletja je Valvazor o graščini zapisal naslednje: »Dvorec Weichselstein je četrt ure oddaljen od trga Radeče, ima lep razgled na reko. Na velikem dvorišču je lipa. Pod gradom vidimo njive, žlahtno sadno drevje in nedaleč vinske gorice. Lepi razgledi na sosednje dvorce. Sedanji lastnik Zezecker, baron Sigismund Wilhelm, je dvorec olepšal in ga okrasil z dodatki«. Za obzidjem se skriva arkadno dvorišče, v graščini pa sta ohranjena neorenesančni lesen strop in polihromiran lesen strop v salonu. V času pred drugo svetovno vojno je posest prešla v roke usmiljenih sester reda sv. Vincencija, ki so v stavbi uredile ženski samostan, med vojno je bila v stavbi nemška protiletalska baza, po 2. svetovni vojni je bila v graščini nekaj časa uprava Zasavskih premogovnikov, od leta 1954 pa je v njej urejen Prevzgojni dom za mladoletnike.
Graščino Dvor obdaja čudovit park Dvor Hotemež, vsekakor vreden ogleda. Za njegov nastanek je bilo pomembno leto 1853, ko je posest z dvorcem kupil premožen in izobražen vitez, dr. Ludwig von Gutmannstahl-Benvenuti. Takratno baročno graščino je preuredil v neoklasicističnem slogu, ob graščini pa je začel nastajati park, za katerega so sadike verjetno vozili iz Trsta in ljubljanskega botaničnega vrta. Park je zasnovan v značilnem angleškem krajinskem slogu. Sredi parka kraljuje orjaška lipa, eno najlepših dreves je japonska sofora, čudovita je bukev s povešenimi vejami. Tu so še tise, pendule, murve, orjaške tuje, močvirske ciprese, kalifornijske cedre, …
Dvorec je razglašen za kulturni spomenik, Park Dvor Hotemež pa je zavarovan kot naravna znamenitost.
Da geolovci ne bi pritegnili pozornosti na območju omejenega gibanja okoli ustanove, sem zaklad postavila dlje stran od osrednjega dela. Vabim vas, da vseeno preberete informacijske table o parku in dvorcu (podani dodatni točki).
The Novi Dvor manor house, which some sources state was also called Marijin Dvor, began to be constructed in the second half of 1535 by Lord Žiga Višnjegorski. The manor took stage alogside the road between Radeče and Boštanj and the estate was connected to nearby Sevnica. At the end of the 17th century, Valvazor wrote the following about the mansion: "The Weichselstein mansion is about a quarter of an hour away from town's main square and has a beautiful view of the river. There is a lime tree in the large courtyard. Under the castle we see fields, noble fruit trees and wine-hills nearby. Nice views to the neighboring mansions. The current owner Zezecker, Baron Sigismund Wilhelm, beautified the mansion and decorated it with accessories." Arcade courtyard is hidden behind the wall, a neo-Renaissance wooden ceiling is preserved in the mansion and also a semi-chromed wooden ceiling in the salon. Before the World War II, the estate came into the hands of the Sisters of Mercy of the Order od St. Vincent, who established a women's monastery in the building. During the war the building served as a german anti-aircraft warfare base. After the Second World War it served for a time as the administrative headquarters of the coalmining communities of the Zasavje region. Since 1954 it is home to a youth correctional centre.
The castle Dvor is surrounded by the beautiful park Dvor Hotemež, certainly worth seeing. For its creation was important year 1853, when the estate with the manor was purchased by a wealthy and educated knight, dr. Ludwig von Gutmannstahl-Benvenuti. At that time, the Baroque manor was rearranged in a neoclassical style, and a park was set up next to the manor, for which the seedlings were probably driven from Trieste and the botanical garden in Ljubljana. The park is designed in a typical English landscape style. In the middle of the park is a giant lime tree, one of the most beautiful trees is Japanese sofora, a beautiful beech with sagging branches. There are still more, pendules, mulberries, giant arborvitaes, bald cypresses, Californian cedar trees, …
The mansion is declared a cultural monument, while Park Dvor Hotemež is protected as a natural monument.
So the geocachers wouldn't raise suspicion in the restricted area around the facility, I placed the cache container further away from the central area. You are welcome to read information boards about the park and the manor (additional waypoints).
