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Wass-Bánffy castle in Gilău, Cluj

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Wass-Bánffy castle in Gilău, Cluj in Romania
Photo: Ihopulele · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

The Wass-Bánffy castle in Gilău, Cluj (also Gyalu), is a former noble residence in the municipal territory of Gilău, Cluj County, in the Romanian region of Transylvania. The origins of the castle go back to the period of the end of the 13th or the beginning of the 14th century.

Machine-translated from “Schloss Gilău” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wass-Bánffy castle in Gilău, Cluj ranks #6,279 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #61 of the 121 mapped in Romania. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Cluj-Napoca, 16 km away. It is one of the 78 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Transylvania. It is stop 19 of 26 on the Transylvania castle route, Bran to Cluj-Napoca. See how Romania compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Wass-Bánffy castle in Gilău, Cluj?

Wass-Bánffy castle in Gilău, Cluj stands in Romania, at 46.75684°, 23.38239°.

How famous is Wass-Bánffy castle in Gilău, Cluj?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,279 of 8,133 worldwide, and #61 in Romania. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Wass-Bánffy castle in Gilău, Cluj?

Cetatea Fetei, about 8 km away.

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