The Urmánczy Castle and the Municipality of Topliţa
The Urmánczy Castle and the Municipality of Topliţa

Summary/Abstract: The study shows the connection between the Urmánczy Castle and the municipality of Toplița. Its urban development in the 19th century was clearly influenced by the two grand estates of the Urmánczy and Bánffy families. During communism both had to suffer, but mostly the historical ensemble of the Urmánczy Castle located in the centre of the settlement. The park of the estate offered an “ideal“ available building place for the development of the city. The new administrative centre was built here together with a four-story hospital and several blocks of flats. These changes, and what pupils in the communist era were taught in school about the Hungarian counts who “exploited” the inhabitants of the settlement, drastically changed the perception of the castle in the community. Nobody was aware of the architectural value of the “only 100 years old” building. In 2009, the building was returned to the descendants of the Urmánczy family, the legal heirs, but the state continued to rent it until 2013. Currently, the castle is managed by the Positive Transylvania Association founded by the owners. From July 2020 it can be visited with guided tours.

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