The Peasant Citadel dominating even now Saschiz village still preserves the trace left by the turmoil from the Middle Ages.
“Teleki” Castle, built in the Neo-baroque style, served as the residence for the noble family Teleki, one of the wealthiest family in Transylvania, in the 18th – 19th centuries.
On the hill of Ozd village, one can see the rectangular-shaped castle with bastions in the corners, built in Gothic style, in 1682 by Pekri Lőrinc, the headman of Rakoczi Ferenc II.
Although of small proportions, (in some descriptions it appears as a manor, in other as a castle), Somssich Manor of Chendu must have been truly coquettish.
In 1280 a citadel was here erected for the first time. During the 14th century, under the citadel, organised craftsmen established themselves in strong craft guilds who erected around the citadel a defence stone wall in length of 930 metres and 4 metres in height.
“Haller” Castle was built in the 16th century and rebuilt three times, after being ravaged along the time.
The Hunting Castle of King Ferdinand, castle that had been built in the 1920s, could be a true history lesson for possible tourists.
“Bornemisza” Castle is located in the centre of Gurghiu village in Mures County, and was of the most important royal castles in Transylvania. The building was built in several stages.
“Bethlen” Castle in Cris is regarded as the most beautiful piece of the Transylvanian Renaissance and defence castle architecture.
“Haller” Castle in Ogra has an impressive history. Built in the 16th century, it was in turn owned by several noble families. In 1609, the estates in Sanpaul and Ogra were taken over by Haller family.
“Kornis - Rákoczi - Bethlen” Castle in Iernut was built by in Renaissance style (1545) by Gáspár Bogáti.
“Apor” Castle in Abuş, Mureş County, is a simple construction which does not resemble at all to a castle in the fullest sense of the word.
In the 16th century, the lands in Boiu were in the ownership of Bethlen family, of Balázs family tree (+1536), family who had numerous castle and manors throughout the territory of Transylvania. Among them, Criş Castle, Beclean Castle, Sânmiclăuş Castle and Racoş Castle. Nowadays, Boiu Castle in declared an historical monument.
As the name states, the castle was one of the residences of the important noble family Haller. Haller Castle in Mihai Viteazu is located right at the entrance in the village.
An absolutely remarkable castle (fortunately very well preserved) is located in Brâncovenești (Hungarian “Marosvécs”, German “Wetsch”), Mures county, not far from Reghin.
During medieval period, Benedict monastery dominated the area and over time Apalina estate became the property of the church.
In the history of the Bahnea Castle, four major phases of construction can be noted: construction works carried out by Bethlen Farkas in 1545; the rebuilding phase from the late 17th century by senior Bethlen Elek, reconstruction finished by his son, Elek Junior before 1719.
The castle in Zău de Câmpie was built by the principles of a calendar. It has 365 windows as days in one year, 4 towers as the number of seasons, 52 rooms as the number of weeks, 7 teracces as the days of the week and 12 hallways just as the months of the year.
In the 16th – 17th centuries, Pekri Lorincz, the famous Kuruc general, had a brilliant castle in the village whose vestiges were used by the family of Baron Schomburg Degenfeld for the erection of a new edifice.
The citadel of the city was built from 1605 to 1653 with the permission of Prince Bocskai Istvan.
The medieval castle in Gorneşti, with five towers, surrounded by moats with water coming from Mures river, was built between 1462-1465 by Erdélyi István.
