Zichy mansion in Gheghie

The Zichy hunting castle in Gheghie was raised by a count of the Hungarian noble family Zichy. The next owner was an entrepreneur from Wallachia, the boyar Mateescu. After his death the castle in Bihor was nationalised by the communist regime, and the building remained derelict for a time, the chestnut park around it becoming unusable. Since 1956 the castle has functioned as a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients. At present the restitution claim of the descendants of the last owner is being resolved.

The castle is registered on the list of historic monuments of Bihor County with the code BH-II-m-B-01151.

Machine-translated from “Castelul de vânătoare Zichy” on the Romanian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Zichy mansion in Gheghie ranks #7,489 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #95 of the 121 mapped in Romania. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Cluj-Napoca, 86 km away. It is one of the 78 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Transylvania. See how Romania compares in the castle statistics.

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