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Count Mikes castle
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This is a shot of the old castle on the Count Mikes estate in Zăbala/Zabola. It was taken just before sunset, with long shadows from the trees in the park in the foreground, but with the sun still shining on the building itself.
The Mikes family is an old Hungarian countly family, whose roots can be traced to the late Middle Age. Famous members of the family were:
* Kelemen Mikes, born in Zagon and grew up in Zabola, in 1690, became a freedom fighter against Habsburg rule, escaped to Poland, France and at last Turkey. He is referred to as the "Hungarian Goethe" who became famous after writing "Letters from Turkey" in Rodosto where he lived in exile with the Transylvanian Prince Rákoczi until 1761.
* Count Kelemen Mikes (1820-1849), freedom fighter in 1848/49 , became a Hussar colonel, died at the age of 29, hit by the first cannon ball fired by the Russian army in 1849. He became a martyr to the Székler resistance movement.
* Mikes Armin (1867 - 1944) refurbished the estate at Zabola. |
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- nedim
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(77) - [2007-09-20 23:56]
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Very nice view of castle with surrounding well coloured sky.
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