Gedeon Rohonczy Castle

The Rohonczy Gedeon Castle (Serbian Cyrillic: Дворац Гедеона Рахонција на Бисерном острву; Serbian Latin: Dvorac Gedeona Rohoncija na Bisernom ostrvu) is located on Biser Island in the Vojvodina province, in the municipality of Novi Bečej and in the Central Banat district, Serbia.

The castle was built at the end of the 19th century as a summer residence for Baron Gedeon Rohonczy; it is located on an island formed by an oxbow lake of the Tisa River, in a region suitable for viticulture, with a wine known as "Kokran". Stylistically, it combines neoclassical and neo-baroque elements. Built on a slope, the building consists of two parts. The symmetrical main facade consists of a ground floor and an upper floor; it is dominated by a central projection framed by three windows and decorated with plastic elements imitating stone; above the lintel are medallions decorated with heads of the god Bacchus, recalling the viticultural tradition of the estate, and zoomorphic motifs. The massive roof was once crowned by a tower, which has now been replaced by a terrace with a wrought-iron railing. At the top of the slope, the other part of the castle consists of a simple ground floor, but has a cellar.

Inside, the ground floor and the upper floor are connected by a spiral staircase; the rest of the castle has not preserved its original interior.