Kapela Dvor

Kapela Dvor is a small village in Lukač Municipality, seven kilometres north of Virovitica, and its visitor appeal centres firmly on Janković Manor. The country residence was founded in the early 19th century and acquired most of its restrained Historicist appearance around 1880, during Geza Janković’s ownership. Once the administrative heart of the Lukač estate, the building later served several purposes; until the mid-1980s, children from Kapela Dvor and neighbouring villages attended school there. Virovitica-Podravina County bought the derelict manor in 2012, and its restoration was completed in 2014. The building now operates as a four-star heritage hotel with 18 double rooms, making it both the village’s principal landmark and its main place to stay. Kapela Dvor occupies the meeting ground of Slavonia and Podravina, within the wider setting of the UNESCO Mura–Drava–Danube Transboundary Biosphere Reserve. Its position near the D5 road and marked cycling routes makes the village a quiet base for exploring the Virovitica countryside, particularly for travellers combining historic architecture with rides across the Drava lowlands.

Kapela Dvor is a tiny Podravina village whose identity centres on Janković Curia, restored in 2014 through the cross-border Drava4Enjoy project. The renovation created more than a heritage hotel: the estate became a tourism and education centre as well as a hub for marked cycling routes towards Virovitica, Terezino Polje and Budakovac. That role suits the level landscape of Lukač municipality, where farmland dominates the countryside between Virovitica and the Drava. Beside the stately curia, the village also has the football ground used by the local Dinamo club, with stands and club facilities added as the wider complex was brought back into use.