Hőgyész

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 large castle of the Apponyi family.

Hőgyész
Hidjess/Hidjeß
Castle in Hőgyész
Coat of arms
Hőgyész
Hidjess/Hidjeß
Coordinates: 46°29′47″N 18°25′06″E
Country Hungary
CountyTolna
Area
 • Total37.1 km2 (14.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,895
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7191 7193 7195
Area code(s)74
Websitewww.hogyesz.hu

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.[1] 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.[2][3]

References
  1. Miroslava Soláriková, ed. (2015), The Apponyi Family in the History of Book Culture, Martin (Slovakia): Slovak National Library, ISBN 978-80-8149-053-8
  2. Péter Urfi (20 October 2016). "A szaúdi szomszéd - Ghaith Pharaon élete és magyarországi üzletei". Magyar Narancs.
  3. Ince Békeházy (19 October 2018). "Kiradírozzák a magyar cégjegyzékből Ghaith Pharaon nevét – per indult a vagyonelemekért". Atlatszo.



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