Hőgyész

Place in Tolna, Hungary
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46°29′47″N 18°25′06″E / 46.49639°N 18.41833°E / 46.49639; 18.41833Country HungaryCountyTolnaArea
 • 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 code74Websitewww.hogyesz.hu

Hőgyész (German: Hidjess or 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.

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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