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Restoration of the manor house in Želiezovce in order to preserve the cultural heritage and make it accessible to the general public - Stage 1


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Basic information

  • Project Number: CLT01024
  • Project Title: Restoration of the manor house in Želiezovce in order to preserve the cultural heritage and make it accessible to the general public - Stage 1
  • Program: Culture
  • Region of the Project Implementation: Nitriansky
  • District of the Project Implementation: Levice
  • Estimated Date of Project Completion: 30.04.2024
  • Project Promoter: The city of Želiezovce
  • Website of the project: www.kastielzeliezovce.sk
  • Status: Active

Funding

  • Project Grant Approved: 736 946 €

Information in a nutshell

The build-up of the Esterházy Family Manor House in Želiezovce started in 1720, the structure was completed in 1780s. Thanks to later reconstructions, the manor house also features traits of classicism. The Želiezovce manor house became well known thanks to Earl Ján Karol Esterházy and his wife Countess Rozina Festetics de Tolna. The earl made Želiezovce famous by his decision to invite Vienna-based composer Franz Schubert to the manor house in 1818 and 1824, for the purses of music education of his two daughters. The younger one – Carolína – became Schubert’s platonic love and a muse, he dedicated several songs to her, with the best known Opus 103 – Phantasy. The manor house is still surrounded by a beautiful English park set up by the Esterházy family. It is categorised in the third level of protection and spreads over the area of 8 hectares.

Project description

The aim of the project is to renovate the manor house, originally a summer baroque residence of Count Ján Karol Esterhazy, located in the middle of Franz Schubert Park, close to Owl Castle, Franz Sacher´s House and the center of the town of Želiezovce. The manor is currently in a desolate state and is therefore not open to the public or tourists. The building is on the list of priority protection linked to this challenge and consists of four wings in the Baroque style. For the purposes of this project, the city focuses on the renovation of the entire roof of the building and the rooms in the northeast wing. After the reconstruction of the roof and the north-eastern wing, this part of the manor house will be reopened and thus open to the public for a visit. The project will be supported by cooperation with partners NOPA - Norwegian Society of Composers and Copywriters will contribute to the project by participating in three project conferences, Castellum Zeliz - Civic Association and the Basic Organization of the Hungarian Social and Cultural Union in Slovakia - Csemadok Želiezovce.

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