Yesterday, March 19, the ceremonial opening of the project called "Development of the Wenckheim Castle in Szatkígyós for tourist purposes" was held within the framework of the National Castle Program and National Castle Program.
A net amount of HUF 1,723,500,000 was provided for the project within the framework of the Economic Development and Innovation Operative Program (GINOP). From domestic sources, the Government of Hungary provided an additional HUF 1,510,499,875 for the renovation of the castle.
THUS ONE OF THE ICONIC TOURIST SIGHTS OF BÉKÉS COUNTY WAS RENEWED FOR A TOTAL OF HUF 3,233,999,875.
The castle was handed over in a ceremonial setting by Gergely Gulyás, Prime Minister, Zsolt Virág, ministerial commissioner of the National Castle Program and National Castle Program, Tamás Herczeg, regional parliament representative, and Tamás Glázer, executive director of NÖF National Heritage Development Nonprofit Kft.
In the first phase of the National Castle Program and National Castle Program, under the coordination of NÖF National Heritage Development Nonprofit Kft., 30 monuments - 18 castles and 12 castles - will be renovated for a total of 60 billion forints, which will not only regain their old beauty, but also be enriched with new functions to complement their capabilities. meet today's tourism needs in a dignified manner. Within the framework of the program, the preservation of the built heritage values and the authentic presentation of the monuments are realized at the same time.
The castle building was commissioned by Count Frigyes Wenckheim and his wife, Countess Krisztina Wenckheim, based on the designs of Miklós Ybl, in 1875-79 in a historicizing, mainly German Neo-Renaissance style. The clean space organization resulted in spacious, representative spaces that serve community life well. A chapel, a dining room, a library, a women's music room, a men's room, a study and the bedrooms of the count and the countess were placed on the ground floor of the castle, and guest rooms were created on the upper floor.
Parallel to the construction of the castle, a multi-hectare landscape park was created around it, which has been protected since 1949. On the south side, there is a French garden under the terrace, with an ornamental fountain in the center.
The Wenckheim couple raised seven children on the Szátkygyós estate, and were also famous for their extensive social life. They welcomed thousands of guests in the castle, as evidenced by the many thousands of entries in their surviving Kygyós guest book.
The main goal of the project was to utilize the castle for tourist purposes. As part of the reconstruction, the ground floor of the building was completely renovated and restored, and an experience-based exhibition enriched with innovative, interactive elements and tools was created, the central theme of which was the presentation of the extensive social life of the count couple.
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Pictures: National Castle Program, National Castle Program, NÖF.
