Coltău and Castelul Teleki

Culture

Coltău is home to Castelul Teleki, which houses the Muzeul Memorial „Petöfi Sándor“. The Muzeul Memorial „Petöfi Sándor“ features a documentary exhibition about the Hungarian Romantic poet Petöfi Sándor, who lived from 1823 to 1849. The museum also includes a memorial room dedicated to Sándor Teleki. The permanent Petőfi-Szendrey exhibition was opened at the Muzeul Memorial „Petöfi Sándor“ on 20 October 2023 and is entitled „Soarta m-a binecuvântat cu o iubire fericită“. Castelul Teleki is a national heritage site. The conference room of the restored Castelul Teleki presents a selection from the collection of a landscape-painting art camp. In the park, a statue group, a cornelian cherry tree, and a bald cypress add to the historical references.

History and memorials

Petőfi Sándor spent his honeymoon at Castelul Teleki in Coltău from 9 September to 19 October 1847. The park of Castelul Teleki is home to the Petőfi-Szendrey statue group by Pogány Gábor Benő, created in 1998. Petőfi Sándor’s poem „Sfârșit de septembrie“ is associated with a cornelian cherry tree in the park of Castelul Teleki. The Petőfi memorial ceremony takes place in Coltău every year on the first Sunday in September. It includes a church service, a wreath-laying ceremony at the Petőfi-Szendrey statue in the park, and an open-air cultural and artistic program. The cultural sites mentioned are therefore located not only inside the building but also in the park of Castelul Teleki; the memorial ceremony likewise uses this park for the wreath-laying ceremony and its open-air program.

Landscape

The northwest terrace of Castelul Teleki offers views of the Lăpuş Valley and the Gutâi Mountains. A bald cypress stands in the park of Castelul Teleki; it is more than 250 years old and protected by the Romanian Academy. The Vârful Călugăreşti peak is located near Coltău. The Vârful Poieniler peak is also located near Coltău. Mount Iricău is located near Coltău. In addition to the view from the northwest terrace, the landscape is characterized by three named elevations in the surrounding area and the more than 250-year-old bald cypress in the park.

Further destinations

The Muzeul de Mineralogie Baia Mare, a museum, is located near Coltău. The Muzeul Judeţean de Artă Maramureş Baia Mare, also a museum, is located near Coltău. The Muzeul Judeţean de Istorie şi Arheologie Baia Mare, a museum, is also located near Coltău. The Muzeul de Etnografie şi Artă Populară Baia Mare, a museum, is located near Coltău. The Gradina Zoologică Baia Mare zoo is also located near Coltău. The facilities in Baia Mare belong to different museum categories: mineralogy, art, history and archaeology, as well as ethnography and folk art. The Gradina Zoologică Baia Mare zoo also represents a zoological destination in the area around Coltău.

Other places in the same higher-level area are Moisei, Târgu Lăpuș, Botiza, Coruia, Săliștea de Sus, Suciu de Sus, Remeţi and Staţiunea Borşa.

To the higher-level travel overview: Maramureş.