Széchenyi Palace, Nagycenk
Széchenyi-kastély (Nagycenk)
The family estate of István Széchenyi, 'the Greatest Hungarian', with a memorial museum, a 2.6-kilometer linden avenue and a narrow-gauge tourist train.
Nagycenk lies about 13 kilometers southeast of Sopron. Széchenyi Palace was the ancestral home of the Széchenyi family, where 19th-century reformer István Széchenyi, who initiated the Chain Bridge project, once lived. The palace houses the Széchenyi Memorial Museum, which presents his efforts to modernize Hungary and family artifacts, and some wings have been converted into a hotel. In front of the palace stretches an old linden avenue about 2.6 kilometers long, part of the Fertő Lake World Heritage area, which is ideal for walking or cycling. Nearby are the Széchenyi family tomb and a narrow-gauge museum train that runs on weekends and in summer. The memorial museum is closed on Mondays.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun approx. 10:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Lake Fertő (Neusiedler See)
- Fertőrákos Quarry & Cave Theatre
- St. Michael's Church
- Central Mining Museum
- City Walls & Várkerület
- Old Synagogue
- Firewatch Tower
- Storno House