Dvigrad was a castle raised in an area of Lim Valley near modern day Kanfanar. The origins of the castle can be traced back to the early middle ages. The name of Dvigrad itself gives us a clue that there once existed another castle in the area called Parentin. Throughout its long history the castle went through many changes. It switched hands many time until it finally came under control of Merchant Republic of Venice witch was its last master. Throughout its history the castle`s ethnic identity has also changed. Even thou the castle had a mix of various people's form different cultures, by the end of its existence the dominant cultural group that inhabited the castle and its surroundings were of Slavic origin. The main cause of its collapse and abandonment was the many wars that caused damage to the castle and the breakout of plague and malaria that made the life in the castle unbearable.