Wenckheim Palace (Szabadkígyós)

Wenckheim Castle in Szabadkígyós

Bird's view of the castle and the surrounding park

Wenckheim Castle ( Hungarian Wenckheim-kastély ) is located in Szabadkígyós in Békés County , southern Hungary.

history

The area had been in the possession of the Wenckheim family since the Ottoman rule was driven out . Countess Christina Wenckheim commissioned the important architect Miklós Ybl to build the palace. It was built between 1874 and 1879. The architectural style is neo-renaissance.

park

The castle is surrounded by a large nature park. Due to the good state of nature, the facility became part of the Körös-Maros National Park in 1954 .

Trivia

The castle was used in the film Fallen - Engelsnacht , a film adaptation of the novel Engelsnacht , together with the Schossberg castle as a film set for the fictional Sword & Cross Academy.

See also

• Wenckheim Castle (Békéscsaba)
• Wenckheim-Almásy Castle in Gyulavári
• Wenckheim Palace in Budapest

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.ungonien-literatur.eu/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Wenckheim.pdf

Web links

Commons : Wenckheim Castle (Szabadkígyós)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 46 ° 36 ′ 31.6 ″  N , 21 ° 5 ′ 1.7 ″  E