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NAGYC<strong>EN</strong>K<br />
Nagycenk is situated in the region of Fertő, some kilometres away from Sopron. Count György Széchenyi purchased the Cenk<br />
estate in the year of the Szatmári accord, which brought peace to the Hungarian nobles. A small house existed on the estate,<br />
which was enlarged. By the end of the 18th century, the castle was a multi-storey building with a balcony on the main façade.<br />
After 1820 Count István Széchenyi became the lord of the castle, and became interested in the opportunities of the future. It is<br />
because of him that the Chain Bridge (Lánchíd) on the Danube was built, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences was founded, and<br />
that numerous revolutionary innovations took place in the life of the Hungarians. From the castle a 2.6-km-long poplar avenue<br />
leads to the tomb of Béla Széchenyi and his wife, which together with the castle became part of the World Heritage in 2003.<br />
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