Banloc Castle

poarta banloc

The Castle Banloc or Karátsonyi, named after the family which belonged to the castle, is one of the one of the most popular Castle in Banat.
Banloc Castle is in the center of Banloc, 7 km from Deta and 50 from Timisoara, located in a park full of trees, with a tumultuous history, being now abandoned.

 

History of the Castle Banloc


First castle was built in 1579 in the woods around Banloc. Banat was then occupied by the Turks. Then came the fairway instead of a Hungarian count. Last owner of the castle of Banloc was Elizabeth, sister of Charles IInd, that became Queen of Greece.
Although evidence about the existence of village existed since the thirteenth century, about the castle is known for sure that was built in 1793 by Count Lázár Karátsonyi.

Serbian occupation of the first postwar years bring great damage to the castle, the castle of this period resemble the current situation of the castle.
Queen Elizabeth of Greece renovated the castle and the park nearby. They remain in possession until 1948, when queen and workers were expelled, the statues were vandalized and burned.
Castle building was first assigned state farms (1950-1956), Forestry (1956-1958), then became home for the elderly (1958-1964). She was abandoned almost two years, then became an orphanage (1966-1983) and exchange between the Inspectorate and Cradle school children, school grades (1983-1991). The castle suffered greatly due to the earthquake in 1991 and since then is in decay.
Castle and park Banloc

Banloc Castle is built on a plan “U”, is a massive building with thick walls (ca. 1.25 m) of burnt brick, with the main facade faces south and north with two wings forming a terraced courtyard, Renaissance. Near the castle building is a beautiful park by the communists came in 1948. It is an interesting park, a mini forest.

How to get here

Banloc Castle is near Deta (7km), near Timisoara (50km), Belgrade (120 km), Budapest(340km) and Bucharest (560km)


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http://www.e-primarii.ro/primaria-banloc

http://www.cjtimis.ro/banloc/index.php

For trains shedule, read this: http://www.regiotrans.ro/?option=com_content&view=article&id=132&statie_id=37&catid=99

Maps of Romania

Romania – Maps

If you travel by car you have to know what the best route. How can you determine the distance of your trip without a map of Romania?

Well, I won’t reinvent the map of Romania, but I can recommend some powerful tools for trip planing and also some good maps of Romania that available online.

The official website for Romanian maps is http://www.romaniatourism.com/maps.html .

That website offers a lot of maps, like  Map of Central Europe, Romania Physical Map, Romania Road Map, Romania – Main Roads, Border Crossing Points, Romania Rail Map, Romania Railway Network, Romania – Historical Regions Map
Romania Historical Regions, Detailed Romania Map, Romania Detailed Road Map, Romania Rail Map Valea Vaserului Area, Map – Mocanita Route and many others.

It is also a good website if you want to print a map for a certain Romanian City.

If you really want to measure the distance between some cities, I strongly recommend using yahoo maps for Romania http://maps.yahoo.com/ . An interesting map tool is also offered by Google

If you travel by train, be sure to check http://infofer.ro/ for railway stations and also http://www.autogari.ro/ for buses.

 

 

Program: Peninsula – Festival

Program: Peninsula – Festival – Tirgu Mures – 2011

25 august:

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- Foreign Beggars (Marea Britanie, hip hop);
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- Zdob și Zdub (Republica Moldova, hardcore);
- Palotai vs. DJ Vasile (Ungaria/România, electro);
- Parno Graszt (Ungaria, gypsy music);
- R.O.A. (București, indie rock/electro);
- Magashegyi Underground (Ungaria, alternative rock);
- Urma (București, alternative rock/acoustic);
- Stereo Palma (Ungaria, house);
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