Hungary · 13th century
The Castle of Csesznek lies in the Bakony between Győr and Zirc in the village of Csesznek. The castle was constructed after the Mongol invasion of Europe around 1263 in a period where many castles were built. The first castle was built by Jakab Cseszneky of the Bána clan. The first written mention of the castle is in a document from 1281 that gives Jakab Cseszneky's sons joint ownership of the castle. In 1315 the Csák clan conquered the castle. In 1392 Sigismund gave the castle and 31 surrounding villages to the Garai family. The castle was owned by the Garai family until 1482. Then Matthias Corvinus donated the castle to Stephen Zápolya.
Text adapted from “Castle of Csesznek” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle of Csesznek ranks #4,574 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #23 of the 135 mapped in Hungary. Founded c. 1263, it is older than 66% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1090 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,143 times in the last 60 days, more than 54% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Székesfehérvár, 44 km away. See how Hungary compares in the castle statistics.
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