Báthory Castle

47°13′50.67″N 22°47′56.87″E / 47.2307417°N 22.7991306°E / 47.2307417; 22.7991306Site historyBuilt1592 (1592)

Báthory Castle or Báthory Citadel, also known as Șimleu Silvaniei Fort, is a historic fort in Romania, in the modern-day city of Șimleu Silvaniei.[1][2][3] Since the 1590s, the castle was the main residence of the Hungarian Báthory family during the era of the Principality of Transylvania.

External links

  • Şimleu Silvaniei, Báthory fortress (in English)

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References

  1. ^ Adevarul, Castelul singurului rege născut în Şimleu este o ruină
  2. ^ România Liberă, Orașul care renaște din ruine Archived 2010-08-02 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Historia, Proiect de trei milioane de euro pentru deschiderea pentru turiști a Cetății Bathory Archived 2016-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
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