CastleFull recordLMI MS-II-m-A-15663Under restoration

Teleki Castle, Dumbrăvioara

Castelul Teleki · Teleki-kastély (Sáromberke)
sat Dumbrăvioara; comuna Ernei, Mureș · 340

Plot

2.46 ha ~ est. ↗
Wikimapia outline “Castelul Teleki” (user-drawn, approximate)

Building

973 m² ~ est. ↗
OpenStreetMap building footprint (ground floor only)

Built

1769-1774 (wings and crypt); neo-Baroque central body 1912-1914 ↗

Architect

István Möller (1912-1914 central body) ↗

Style

Baroque wings, neo-Baroque central body ↗

Families

Teleki

Owner

Private (since 2019) ↗

Current use

Being renovated; planned cultural centre, museum, conference room and cardiac rehabilitation centre ↗

Access

Access unknown
Listed on tourist routes but no opening hours are given

Summary

A U-shaped Baroque castle begun in 1769 by Chancellor Sámuel Teleki, with a neo-Baroque central block added in 1912-1914 by the explorer Sámuel Teleki. Returned to the family in 2005, it has been privately owned since 2019 and is being renovated, with a cultural centre planned.

Legal status

Restituted to Teleki heirs in 2005; sold in 2019 ↗

History

Chancellor Sámuel Teleki began the castle in 1769; the north wing was ready by 1770 and the south wing was started in 1773, with a family crypt in 1774. His great-grandson, the African explorer Count Sámuel Teleki, added the central neo-Baroque body in 1912-1914 to a design by István Möller, but it was never fully fitted out. After 1945 the interior was looted, and the building later housed a technological school. It was restituted to Teleki heirs living in Canada in 2005, and in 2019 sold to a private buyer. The new owners cleaned and renovated the cellars and announced plans for a museum, conference room and cardiac rehabilitation centre.