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Castle of Szigetvár
🇭🇺 Hungary · 15th century
The Castle of Szigetvár was built around 1420 by the landowner Oszvald Anthini (Szigeti) on a prominent island of the Almás stream, which rises in the region of southern Transdanubia.
Machine-translated from “Szigetvári vár” on the Hungarian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle of Szigetvár ranks #6,741 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #59 of the 135 mapped in Hungary. Founded c. 1420, it is older than 52% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 454 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. See how Hungary compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Castle of Szigetvár?
Castle of Szigetvár stands in Hungary, at 46.05111°, 17.79583°.
When was Castle of Szigetvár built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1420. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Castle of Szigetvár?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,741 of 8,133 worldwide, and #59 in Hungary. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Castle of Szigetvár?
Schmiddeg–Vigyázó Mansion in Nagyberki, about 39 km away.
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