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Traces
of a Roman camp were discovered in Brâncovenesti
as well as traces of a Roman civil location. The camp,
built under the Roman emperor Traianus on the plateau
on the northeast way of access in Brâncovenesti
allowed the supervision of the Mures valley. After the
Tartar-Mongolian invasion of 1241, the stones of the camp
were used to build the feudal castle, which, during the
centuries, was transformed many times. |
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The
actual aspect of the castle is due to Kendi Ferenc, who
re-built it in 1557. After Kendi's death, the castle changed
its owners several times.
It was, in turn, the property
of Bathori Zsigmond, Mihai Viteazul (who, in 1600, for
a short time, established his army in the castle, under
the leadership of Sava Armasul), then of Bocskai Istvan,
Bethlen Gabor, Rakoczi Gyorgy and, for a period of 300
years, the castle was owned by the Kemeny family of nobles. |
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The
last owner was the Hungarian writer Kemeny Janos (1903-1971),
who founded in July the 18th, 1926 the Association of
the Hungarian Writers called "Erdely Helikon". |
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