Banloc Castle
Castelul Banloc · Karátsonyi-kastély (Banloc)
sat Banloc; comuna Banloc, Timiș · 15
Summary
A U-shaped castle of 1793 built by Count Lázár Karátsonyi in a romantic park, bought in 1935 by Princess Elisabeth of Greece, sister of King Carol II. Devastated after 1948 and damaged by the 1991 earthquake, it is leased by the Banat Metropolis; an April 2025 report says it is to become a tourist complex.
Legal status
Sold to Princess Elisabeth of Greece in 1935; transferred by Banloc town hall to the Metropolis of Banat in 2009 ↗
History
Count Lázár Karátsonyi built the castle in 1793 on older foundations (a 1939 newspaper says 1783); the family lived there for 142 years. In 1935 the last count sold the estate to Princess Elisabeth of Greece, who renovated it; its decoration is said to have inspired the Elisabeta Palace in Bucharest. After 1948 the statues were vandalised and the library and archive burned. Later uses were a state farm, forestry office, retirement home, orphanage and school (from 1983 until the 1991 earthquake). The 1991 earthquake damaged the attic and ceiling. In 2009 the town hall transferred it to the Metropolis of Banat; a 2014 article described it as ruined, and in 2025 a project to turn it into a tourist complex was reported.
Transactions & prices
Listed components
- Conacul Banloc — 1793 (TM-II-m-A-06177.01)
- Parc — sec. XIX (TM-II-m-A-06177.02)
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