Jurisich fortress IMG_0070a
The former manor castle is still located in the northwestern corner of the town center, surrounded by the town wall and castle walls. The remains of the earliest known predecessor of the castle system, the pile castle, have been uncovered in its courtyard. After the Tatars withdrew, construction began on the Lower Castle next to the settlement in the valley, which in the Middle Ages took over the role of the Upper Castle as the center of the lord's estate, which was difficult to access. The castle consists of two parts: the outer bailey and the inner castle. The buildings on either side of the outer bailey once housed the guards and the castle's service staff. At the end of the 13th century, it was owned by the Héder clan. In 1289, Prince Albert captured the castle. In accordance with the terms of the Peace of Hainburg, Andrew III had the Old Castle demolished in 1291. In 1327, after several wars, Charles Robert captured the castle from the Kőszegi family and, after his victory, granted it significant privileges in 1328.
In 1327, after several wars, Charles Robert captured the castle from the Kőszegi family, and after his victory in 1328, he helped the town develop by granting it significant privileges. The town walls were gradually built up to prevent Austrian invasions, and they were protected by strong towers. The water from the nearby Gyöngyös stream was diverted into the moats surrounding the walls. In 1392, the castle belonged to the Garai family, in 1445 to the Habsburgs, from whom Matthias Corvinus recaptured it in 1482, but in 1492 the Habsburgs occupied it again.
Its most famous siege was in 1532, when it was attacked by the huge army of the Turkish Sultan Suleiman, who was marching towards Vienna. A statue of Miklós Jurisics, captain of the castle during the Turkish siege, stands in the courtyard. In memory of the enemy's retreat, bells ring every day at 11 a.m. in Kőszeg. The inner castle can be reached via a two-arched brick bridge spanning the moat.
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Jurisich fortress IMG_0070a
The former manor castle is still located in the northwestern corner of the town center, surrounded by the town wall and castle walls. The remains of the earliest known predecessor of the castle system, the pile castle, have been uncovered in its courtyard. After the Tatars withdrew, construction began on the Lower Castle next to the settlement in the valley, which in the Middle Ages took over the role of the Upper Castle as the center of the lord's estate, which was difficult to access. The castle consists of two parts: the outer bailey and the inner castle. The buildings on either side of the outer bailey once housed the guards and the castle's service staff. At the end of the 13th century, it was owned by the Héder clan. In 1289, Prince Albert captured the castle. In accordance with the terms of the Peace of Hainburg, Andrew III had the Old Castle demolished in 1291. In 1327, after several wars, Charles Robert captured the castle from the Kőszegi family and, after his victory, granted it significant privileges in 1328.
In 1327, after several wars, Charles Robert captured the castle from the Kőszegi family, and after his victory in 1328, he helped the town develop by granting it significant privileges. The town walls were gradually built up to prevent Austrian invasions, and they were protected by strong towers. The water from the nearby Gyöngyös stream was diverted into the moats surrounding the walls. In 1392, the castle belonged to the Garai family, in 1445 to the Habsburgs, from whom Matthias Corvinus recaptured it in 1482, but in 1492 the Habsburgs occupied it again.
Its most famous siege was in 1532, when it was attacked by the huge army of the Turkish Sultan Suleiman, who was marching towards Vienna. A statue of Miklós Jurisics, captain of the castle during the Turkish siege, stands in the courtyard. In memory of the enemy's retreat, bells ring every day at 11 a.m. in Kőszeg. The inner castle can be reached via a two-arched brick bridge spanning the moat.
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