Rákóczi-Bornemisza Castle, Gurghiu
Castelul Bornemisza · Rákóczi-Bornemisza-kastély (Görgényszentimre)
sat Gurghiu; comuna Gurghiu, Mureș · Str. Eroilor 2
Park open; access to the castle interiors is not confirmed; one Visit Mureș page lists the castle as temporarily closed for restoration
Summary
A former princely hunting residence in Gurghiu (Mureș County), begun in the 1640s by Prince György Rákóczi I and expanded by the Bornemisza family. It is in the custody of the Mureș County Museum, with a dendrological park of more than 350 tree species.
Legal status
Transferred to the administration of the Mureș County Museum in 2008 ↗
History
The Gurghiu fortress and domain are mentioned from 1358. In the 1640s Prince György Rákóczi I built a Renaissance hunting manor at the foot of the fortress hill. In 1717 the estate was granted for 99 years to Vice-Chancellor Ioan Bornemisza and his descendants, who extended the castle in Baroque and Neoclassical styles and laid out the park. It later returned to the state and was used as a hunting lodge, and from 1893 housed a forestry school. In 2008 it was handed to the Mureș County Museum. A 2019 report said restoration after about 12 years of closure was nearly finished.
Transactions & prices
Listed components
- Castelul Bornemisza — sec. XVIII - XIX (MS-II-m-A-15692.01)
- Capela Rakoczi și turnul — 1730 (capela),1867 (turnul) (MS-II-m-A-15692.02)
- Parc dendrologic — sec. XIX (MS-II-m-A-15692.03)
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