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The inheritance

of our ancestors

Castles and mansions

There are six castles and mansions in the area of Tengelic, the estate with the permission of the king in 1773, and

in the shade of the forests surrounding the village. Th e Csa- left it to his son, Antal, who had the house signifi cantly

pó Castle, with its park and chapel, is well worth visiting. altered. The new main entrance on the north-east façade

Built in 1819-20, the building was designed by Mihály Pol- was opened, an ornate staircase was attached, and a new
lack, a distinguished member of the Reformation’s neo- chapel was built in those days. Another reconstruction
classical architecture. under the direction of the famous architect Miklós Ybl
István Bezerédj, who was also known as the fi rst volun- took place in 1890. At that time, a staircase was built in
tarily taxpaying Hungarian nobleman, naturalizer of the front of the south-east wing, and a closed balcony in front
silk industry, and founder of a kindergarten, came to Tol- of the north and west corners.
na County to take over the estate, his grandmother’s in- The Polish estate was bought by the Apponyi family in

heritance in 1818. Hídjapuszta became the “centre of the 1790. The castle was built in neoclassical style in the 1820s.

Hungarian Biedermeier spirit”. Around 1830, the recon- The trees in the park were planted by the Viennese gar-

struction of the Bezerédj Castle began in neoclassical style. dener Sedlmayer. The building was rebuilt in historicizing
György Apponyi, the ealdorman of Tolna County, bought style 50 years later.

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