The Pünkösti Mansion

We find ourselves in Ozun, Covasna County, at the Pünkösti Mansion - a place whose past is directly linked to Pünkösti Gergely. As a major figure in the 1848-49 Revolution, he is the key figure who abolished serfdom in Transylvania.

Following the thread of genealogy, the name Pünkösti is even recorded on the wooden beams of about 7 meters, recently discovered and now exhibited in the mansion, confirming its history. These were part of the banquet hall ceiling, and the carved text indicates the renovation of the building in 1729 by Pünkösti György and his wife, Baló Klára.

Standing in the mansion's courtyard, take a comprehensive look at its shape. An unusual detail is sure to catch your attention: the double mansard roof, an architectural feat for the times in which it was built. The baroque-style roof shape is specific to significant buildings in the Szeklerland region, as well as throughout Transylvania, being a creation of Saxon craftsmen.

Today, the mansion has become the headquarters of three associations in Ozun, also serving as a cultural center dedicated to the local community.

When your travels bring you here, step confidently into the building to discover the rich history sheltered beneath the double roof.

The Pünkösti Mansion is dated by specialists at the end of the 18th century – the beginning of the 19th century and it is considered an art monument.

However, during the renovation started in 2019, carved wooden beams were found, which mention it was already built in the 17th century and a renovation/extension of the mansion took place in 1810. Little is known about its early history, but it is possible that the largest room in the building today was the banquet hall.

The Pünkösti Mansion is one of the most beautiful in Ozun. Its roof has an attic, specific to the most important buildings in the Szeklerland, but also widespread in Transylvania at the end of the 18th century. The double roof, typical of Baroque architecture, has an amazing carpentry, an architectural performance for the times in which it was built, most likely a creation of Saxon craftsmen. Probably, in the 17th-18th centuries, the building had a prominent porch, typical of the mansions at Trei Scaune.

The Pünkösti family tree has roots since 1614. Among the members of the Pünkösty family, the most recent directly related to the mansion was Pünkösty Gergely, a major in the revolution of 1848-1849, who abolished serfdom in Transylvania. He had a tumultuous military career and died in Sibiu in 1912.

Another member of this family was the martyr László Pünkösti, sentenced to death for participating in the Hungarian resistance during the Soviet occupation, executed by hanging in 1949. When the executioner put the rope around his neck, he shouted "Long live the Szekler people!".