Apor Mansion, Turia
Castelul Apor · Apor-kastély (Altorja)
sat Turia; comuna Turia, Covasna · 244
Listed as visitable; check current arrangements with the owners
Summary
The ancestral seat of the Apor family in Turia (Covasna County), built from the 1630s and reworked in the 1690s and after 1814. It holds one of the richest 17th-century mural ensembles in the former Kingdom of Hungary and is partially restored, run by the Apor family and open to visitors.
Legal status
Expelled and nationalised 1949; reclaimed by a member of the Apor family in the early 1990s ↗
History
The Apor family acquired Turia de Jos in 1307, and the manor is first mentioned in 1536. After damage in Michael the Brave's invasion, Lázár Apor rebuilt it in the 1630s. István Apor rebuilt it in late Renaissance style in the 1690s, adding vaulted rooms and Renaissance details; Péter Apor wrote Metamorphosis Transylvaniae here in 1736. After 1814 Baron Lázár Apor added a two-storey Classical central risalit and in 1831 a Neo-Gothic funerary chapel. The family was expelled in 1949 and the manor became the cooperative's headquarters. A member of the Apor family reclaimed it in the early 1990s and restoration began in 2002, starting with the roof. A member of the Apor family died in 2023 and his son now manages it.
Transactions & prices
| Date | Type | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | Restitution | — | A member of the Apor family reclaimed the estate in the early 1990s ↗ |
Listed components
- Castelul Apor — sec. XVI, transf. 1693, 1820 (CV-II-m-A-13299.01)
- Grânar — sec. XVIII - XIX (CV-II-m-A-13299.02)
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