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The Castle dates back to the 16th century. It is built on the remaining of an early fortified building which is suspected to be burned down in the liberation war of Transylvania. On the first floor all the ceilings were covered (currently painted over) with Frescoes from 1867 when the building was extended and redecorated. Under Communism the Castle and the estate was a children’s home, hospital, school. Especially in the last 20 years the buildings and the park were neglected. As a first step in bringing the estate back to life archaeological research has been initiated. Research is also being undertaken in the archives. |
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The Castle is connected through a 50m long tunnel with a large villa built around 1900 for hosting the offices of the Estate and rooms for the guests of the family as well as a large kitchen.
Next to the building there was a small church. Mid 19th Century the church was demolished. Count Benedek Mikes provided a plot in the center of the village were he used the material to build a new Catholic church.
The family Krypta behind the castle has been destroyed in 1948 and demolished in the 1960s.
Though the work of generations, built up over centuries, was drasticcaly reduced by the most radical land reform in Europe, which the Romanian government undertook in the 1920s, Count Ármin Mikes de Zabola had been successful in turning the Estate into one of the largest companies in Transylvania. Some firms achieved growth through the Budapest Stock Exchange. Zabola Estate, however, took advantage of its natural resources to branch out into wood processing, stud farming ( race horses, army horses, and tournament horses) glass production, aweaving with outlets in Budapest and Bucharest, spas, mineral water, and agriculture.
The current generation sees the tradition of their ancestors not as a burden, but as an opportunity to build for the future.
Next to the building there was a small church. Mid 19th Century the church was demolished. Count Benedek Mikes provided a plot in the center of the village were he used the material to build a new Catholic church.
The family Krypta behind the castle has been destroyed in 1948 and demolished in the 1960s.
Though the work of generations, built up over centuries, was drasticcaly reduced by the most radical land reform in Europe, which the Romanian government undertook in the 1920s, Count Ármin Mikes de Zabola had been successful in turning the Estate into one of the largest companies in Transylvania. Some firms achieved growth through the Budapest Stock Exchange. Zabola Estate, however, took advantage of its natural resources to branch out into wood processing, stud farming ( race horses, army horses, and tournament horses) glass production, aweaving with outlets in Budapest and Bucharest, spas, mineral water, and agriculture.
The current generation sees the tradition of their ancestors not as a burden, but as an opportunity to build for the future.