Zichy Manor, Voivodeni
Conacul Zichy · Zichy-kastély (Vajdaszentivány)
sat Voivodeni; comuna Voivodeni, Mureș · Str. Principală 160
Hosts events; not on the tourist circuit per Visit Mureș
Summary
A Baroque-Classicist manor in Voivodeni (Mureș County) with an 18th-century outbuilding and a main house with a pedimented Corinthian portico. Recovered by the Zichy heirs in the 2010s, it was restored by a long-term tenant and now operates as an events venue.
Legal status
Nationalised 1949; recovered by heirs in the early 2010s after litigation; 49-year lease ↗
History
Voivodeni is first mentioned in 1332. A long outbuilding appears on the Austrian military survey of 1769-1773, and the main house probably dates from the second half of the 18th century, with possible reconstruction around 1800. Owners passed from the Bethlen family (Count László Bethlen lived here in 1751) through the Kemény, Kuun and Klebelsberg families to the Zichys by the late 19th century, and later to the Bánffy line through a marriage. The estate was nationalised in 1949, the family expelled, and the house became the village cultural centre while the outbuilding was altered for a cooperative and deteriorated badly by 2004. After long litigation the property was recovered by the heirs in the early 2010s. It was leased for 49 years to a tenant who restored it with private funds.
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