History of the Rhédey Palace

The Palace was built by Count Rhédey Gábor in 1858. The building with its tower like elements represents well the gothic, late romantic architecture. With the death of Count Rhédey Gábor in 1897 the male line of the family became extinct and the palace was inherited by Rhédey-Herglotz Erzsébet. In 1908 Count Almásy (I) Imre, Lord Lieutenant of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County purchased the palace, in 1925 Almásy (II.) Imre, a year later Baron Vay (II.) László (Lord Lieutenant of Bihar and Hajdú Counties and Debrecen free royal city) became the possessor. The Rhédey Palace was nationalised in 1945, in 1951 an elementary school was formed within its walls, and then in 1958 it was declared protected.

Permanent exhibitions:

• Relationship of Countess Rhédey Klaudia, great-great-grandmother of Queen Elisabeth II and the House of Windsor.
• History of the Twinings as supplier of teas to the British royal house.
• Count Almásy Imre and Baron Vay László family history memorial room.
• History of the 6^th (Württemberg) Hussars.
• Ouvre, spiritual and material heritage of Madarász Gyula, a Zsáka-born painter.
• Count Dr. Bethlen Ferenc family history memorial room.
• Orhodox icons.

Services:

Guided tours

Museum education services

House of crafts (gingerbread, noble embroidery and paper workshop, bakery)

Event pavilion with ovens

Wine cellar of the Palace, wine tasting

Children’s playground (towers, slides, swings)

40X100 metres paddock with viewing area for 2X100 people

Car park for 36 cars

Event Venues:

Party tent

Palace pavilion

Almásy-Vay hall

Assembly room

Saloon

Paddock with viewing area

Palace park

Event Services

Conferences

Team-building exercises

Wedding photography

Wine tasting

Visitor Information:

Contact us:

Rhédey Palace

Address: H-4142 Zsáka, Bethlen G. út 18.

Telephone: +36305245445

Email: info@rhedeykastely.hu

Website: www.rhedeykastely.hu

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Getting here:

From Debrecen till Berettyóújfalu on highway M35, 16 km southwest off the route 47.