Kálmán Széll Castle in Rátót

settlement tradition

Rátót, Fő u. 32.

1890

The castle was rebuilt in 1890 by Kálmán Széll, the 12th Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hungary, based on the plans by Alajos Hauszmann, from a one-story manor house to an 18-room building. After World War II, the castle’s furnishings and library were stolen. The building housed a machine station, then a cultural center and a school. Since 2011, it has been a hotel.

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Name of site: Rátót
Other settlement names: Rátoth, Rátóth, Neűstift, Ráthót, Rátót, Rátoot, Neustift.
Main building material: brick
Location: Rátót, Fő u. 32.
Persons or organizations tied to history of unit of built cultural tradition: Széll Kálmán (1843-1915) politikus, miniszterelnök (1899-1903) Hauszmann Alajos (1847-1926) építész
Protection status of unit: nemzeti örökség
Specialist description: A kastély parkjában Deák Ferenc 13 fát ültetett az aradi vértanúk emlékére. 1868 és 1875 között a nyarat itt töltötte Rátóton. Széll Kálmán feleségének, Vörösmarty Ilonának gyámja volt.
Written sources: Borovszky Samu (szerk.) Vas vármegye. Budapest, 1898. 87.
Web page: https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sz%C3%A9ll-kast%C3%A9ly_(R%C3%A1t%C3%B3t) (Letöltés ideje: 2019. 04.0 2.)
File name: SM_104_C_0001.jpg; SM_104_C_0002.jpg
Resolution: 300 dpi; 300 dpi
Restrictions on use: Korlátozott
Date of documentation: 2019-04-02
Person documenting: Mukicsné Kozár Mária

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Built Cultural Heritage

Kálmán Széll Castle in Rátót

settlement tradition

Rátót, Fő u. 32.

1890

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