[4] Grad means 'castle' in Slovene and refers to the large castle strategically situated on a hill of basalt tuff overlooking the settlement.

From 1730, the estate was administered by Austrian nobleman Franz Leopold von Nádasdy.

It was acquired by Moritz, Prince of Dietrichstein in 1856 and subsequently changed ownership several times.

After World War II, the castle was nationalized by the government of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and was used by municipal offices and an agricultural cooperative.

The crown above symbolizes the Hungarian noble Széchy family, under whose rule the town around the castle developed.