Petala Manor, Clopodia

Summary

A manor of 1840 at Clopodia (Jamu Mare commune, Timiș County), known as the Petala manor after General Vintilă Petală and earlier associated with the Wekerle family. It is a listed monument in advanced decay, and in 2025 Timiș County Council announced it wanted to take it over to secure it.

Legal status

Restituted to the heirs of General Vintilă Petală and later sold to a private couple; in 2025 the county council announced plans to take over administration ↗

History

The manor dates from 1840; Hungarian Wikipedia credits its construction to Antal Nyéky, while Romanian Wikipedia names Sándor Wekerle, later Hungarian prime minister, as the builder. Wekerle is recorded as buying an estate in the village in 1900 and keeping a horse-breeding operation there. After 1920 General Vintilă Petală lived in the house, which is why it became known as the Petala manor. The general and his family left the country after 1951. The property was later restituted to the general's great-granddaughter, who sold it to a private couple. The grounds hold a park with silver planes and American walnuts. In April 2025 the Timiș County Council said the building was close to collapse and that it intended to take it into administration, with the commune's agreement, to cover and secure it until studies for a rehabilitation project are ready.

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