"Hőgyész (German: Hidjess, Hidjeß) is a village in Tolna county, Hungary. It is the birthplace of the Slovak Impressionist painter Jozef Teodor Mousson and has a ...
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large castle of the Apponyi family.
The Hőgyész domain in Tolna County was acquired in 1722 by Count Claude Florimond de Mercy, and purchased by Count György Apponyi (1736-1782) in 1772. It was rebuilt in the late 18th century by György´s son, Count Antal György Apponyi, who spent much of his later life there. The castle later went to Antal George´s grandson Károly Apponyi (1805-1890), his son Géza (1853-1927) and the latter´s son Károly (1878-1959) who sold it to the Hungarian state in 1939. During and after World War II it became a center for displaced people and military hospital, and later a school. It was privatized in 1999 and renovated into a luxury hotel, but was embroiled in the troubles of controversial financier Ghaith Pharaon which led to its closing in the 2010s." - (en.wikipedia.org 04.04.2020)
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