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Castles and mansions

There are six castles and mansions in the area of Tengelic, in György Apponyi, the ealdorman of Tolna County, bought the

the shade of the forests surrounding the village. Th e Csapó estate with the permission of the king in 1773, and left it to
Castle, with its park and chapel, is well worth visiting. Built his son, Antal, who had the house signifi cantly altered. Th e
in 1819-20, the building was designed by Mihály Pollack, new main entrance on the north-east façade was opened, an

a distinguished member of the Reformation’s neoclassical ornate staircase was attached, and a new chapel was built in
architecture. those days. Another reconstruction under the direction of the
István Bezerédj, who was also known as the fi rst voluntarily famous architect Miklós Ybl took place in 1890. At that time, a
taxpaying Hungarian nobleman, naturalizer of the silk indus- staircase was built in front of the south-east wing, and a closed
try, and founder of a kindergarten, came to Tolna County to balcony in front of the north and west corners.
take over the estate, his grandmother’s inheritance in 1818. Th e Polish estate was bought by the Apponyi family in 1790.

Hídjapuszta became the “centre of the Hungarian Bieder- The castle was built in neoclassical style in the 1820s. Th e trees
meier spirit”. Around 1830, the reconstruction of the Bezerédj in the park were planted by the Viennese gardener Sedlmayer.
Castle began in neoclassical style. The building was rebuilt in historicizing style 50 years later.

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