This medieval building located in Uioara de Sus (village under Ocna Mures administration) was built at the turn of the 13th century under orders received from hungarian royalty in order to protect the nearby salt mine. It is certified by historical documents since 1290, appearing under the name "Castrum Novum" ("The New Castle"), suggesting previous existence of another fortification on the same spot that is believed to be dated in 10th or 11th century. Beginning with the 15th century the castle and the annexes had many owners, till the year 1649 when they were donated fo Mikes family. In 1742 the residence was rebuilt in baroque style. The only source of information on how the building would look in the eighteenth century is a painting by Joseph Neuhauser in 1791, that is found today at the National Art Museum in Cluj. The building appears as a compact volume with two levels and a high roof, to which are attached a gate tower and a hexagonal corner tower. The facade is treated unit with specific transylvania baroque plaster decorations. During the 1848 revolution the building was almost completely destroyed by fire. It was bought in 1854 by the count Miko Imre - governor of Transylvania and founder of the Transylvania Museum Society. After the pass of Miko family the castle gets in the Teleki family possession. Inside the courtyard there is a wine cellar and a chapel, which was originally equipped with an organ. At the initiative of the Teleki family, around the castle was built a park with walkways and trees, including naturalized species, some arboretum rarities. Old folks in the village talk about the legend of a ghost haunting the local Teleki castle. The story took place in the period of the Second World War. A few Russians entered the castle cellar wich was filled with barrels of wine, where they got drunk. Wasted drunk, they began firing weapons at the huge barrels, so thousands of liters of wine were poured in the basement of the castle and the russians drowned. People say that all this happened because of the ghots in the cellar. Today the building is in an advanced state of decay and is in the process of restitution to Teleki family. https://m.facebook.com/

Castelul Teleki din Uioara de Sus este un ansamblu de monumente istorice aflat în localitatea Uioara de Sus, din cadrul orașului Ocna Mureș. Istoric și descriere Castelul a fost construit în 1290, în cel mai înalt punct din zonă. Construcția medievală este amintită în documente pentru prima dată în anul 1290, sub numele de "castelul nou", îndicând existența unei fortificații mai vechi pe același amplasament, probabil din secolele al X-lea sau al XI-lea. Noul castel medieval din piatră, construit la sfârșitul secolului al XIII-lea, a fost parțial dărâmat, ridicându-se în locul lui, între 1850-1859, un castel neogotic pentru familia nobiliară Bánffy, cu ajutorul arhitectului Anton Kagerbauer. Este vorba despre o construcție dreptunghiulară cu parter și două etaje. Din castelul de la 1290 se mai pot vedea ruinele unui turn pentagonal situat în colțul de nord-est al noii construcții, care era probabil vechiul donjon al fortificației medievale. Complexul Teleki mai cuprinde ruinele bisericii romanice, datată în jurul anului 1300, din care se mai păstrează zidurile de cărămidă cu clopotniță. La etaj, clopotnița are ferestre cu capiteluri cubice. De-a lungul timpului, și ea a suferit mai multe modificări. Ansamblul este format din următoarele monumente: Castelul Teleki (cod LMI AB-II-m-B-00380.01) Capelă romano-catolică (cod LMI AB-II-m-B-00380.02)

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