Ruin of a fortress on top of Castle Hill of 242 metres. the Castle was built by Favus Abbot of Pannonhalma, it was completed in 1262. A small village with a church had been developed under the Castle belonging to it as usual in the life of a border fortress. The Castle passed into royal proprietorship and then from 1521 for centuries it became the property of Tóti-Lengyel family. Castle of Szigliget is one of our few castles that never bore the Ottoman ensign on its towers in the Turkish times. Manful soldiers maintained their independence for 150 years. Upon the order of Emperor Lipót issued in 1702 the Castle was blow up.
Picture Source: Collected from Internet
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