Csernovics Castle, Macea
Castelul Cernovici · Csernovics-kastély (Macea)
Macea, Arad
Summary
A castle in Macea (Arad County) begun in 1724 by the Csernovics family and extended from 1862 by the Károlyi family, set in a dendrological park. Since 1991 it has been used by the Vasile Goldiș University of Arad as a conference centre, with a botanical garden in the grounds.
Legal status
Nationalised in 1948 ↗
History
The Csernovics family received a noble title in 1720, and works on the residence began in 1724 under Mihai Csernovics and his son, probably finishing around 1745. Lazar Csernovics became a count in 1793, and in the 1840s Petru Csernovics brought exotic trees, including ginkgo, from the Near East. The estate later passed to the Károlyi family, and from 1862 György Károlyi added a second wing and a 30-metre tower. A physician bought the castle and park in 1939, and the state nationalised it in 1948. It then served as an orphanage, a home for the blind, a re-education centre and a cooperative's office. The Vasile Goldiș University of Arad has rented the castle and botanical garden since 1991 and uses it for conferences and a summer school.
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