| Bonţida Bánffy Castle Castelul Banffy de la Bonţida | |
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Banffy Castle in Bonţida (drawing from the 19th century) | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Baroque |
| Town or city | Bonţida |
| Country |
 Romania |
| Construction started | 1437 |
| Completed | 1543 |
| Client | Bánffy family |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect |
Agostino Serena Joseph Emmanuel Fischer von Erlach |
Bánffy Castle (or Bonţida Bánffy Castle) is an architectonic Baroque monument situated in Bonţida, a village in the vicinity of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. It was owned by the Bánffy family (of which Miklós Bánffy was a member). The owner is Katalin Banffy, who has 2 daughters, Nicolette and Elisabeth.
The castle was desecrated during World War II by German troops and neglected by the ; it is currently being restored by the Transylvania Trust, with funds from the European Union, Romanian Ministry of Culture, Getty Grant Programme, World Monuments Fund, NKA (Hungary), etc. The Castle of Bonchida is now being restored as a cultural center. An apartment is being prepared for the use of the Count's family. The Built Heritage Conservation Training Centre, opened on the 26th of August 2005, received the main prize for education and awareness raising by the European Union/Europa Nostra in 2008.
See also[]
- Cluj-Napoca Bánffy Palace
- List of castles in Romania
- Tourism in Romania
- Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania
Coordinates: 46°54′36″N 23°48′36″E / 46.91°N 23.81°E
External links[]
- Built Heritage Conservation Training Centre-Bánffy Castle Bontida, Romania
- Bonţida Bánffy Castle Images
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