Brukenthal Castle, Avrig
Castelul Brukenthal din Avrig · Brukenthal-kastély (Felek)
oraș Avrig, Sibiu · Str. Lazăr Gheorghe 39
grounds of the estate (15.5 ha) as stated by RRI; CiT says park 20 ha
Described as open to visitors
Summary
The late-Baroque summer residence of Baron Samuel von Brukenthal in Avrig (Sibiu County), set in a baroque park of about 15 ha. It is owned by the Evangelical Church, managed by the Brukenthal Foundation, open to visitors and still in need of restoration.
Legal status
Nationalised under communism; the Church regained the castle in 1999 ↗
History
Baron Samuel von Brukenthal, governor of Transylvania, began the summer residence around 1783 and laid out gardens with an orangery where he grew exotic fruit. In 1908 the Evangelical Church bought the castle from the heirs and turned it into a sanatorium, a use that continued after nationalisation and included a maternity hospital. The Church regained the castle in 1999. It is now the seat of the Brukenthal Foundation, which manages it for the Evangelical Church; the building is described as under renovation and in urgent need of restoration, with a museum, concert hall or conference centre considered as future uses.
Transactions & prices
Listed components
- Castelul Brukenthal — 1750 - 1800 (SB-II-m-A-12319.01)
- Oranjerie — sec. XIX (SB-II-m-A-12319.02)
- Parc — sec. XIX (SB-II-m-A-12319.03)
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