The Kendeffy Castle from Sântămăria-Orlea
The Kendeffy Castle from Santmaria-Orlea, Tara Hategului, was built in 1782 by Candea family, who passed from the Catholic religion and changed their name in Kendeffy. The Kendeffy family was the richest noble family by that time, even richer than the royal family. Although they already had many castles in the Hateg area, they proposed the building of a new castle on Santmaria-Orlea, a bigger and more imposing one than the one that preceded it.
The castle was nationalized during communism, so that in 1946 it was property of the state. In 1982 it was transformed into a hotel, classified only by a star. The castle has very high decks, it has a festive hall, 10 meters tall and many bedrooms. After 2001, the caslte was retroceded to Pal Van Barany, nephew of Kendeffy Gábor.
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