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Esztergom Castle
🇭🇺 Hungary · 13th century
Esztergom Castle (Hungarian Esztergomi vár) is a hill castle situated 60 kilometres north-west of Budapest on the Danube, of great importance in Hungarian and Ottoman history.
Machine-translated from “Burg Esztergom” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Esztergom Castle ranks #2,269 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #13 of the 135 mapped in Hungary. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 69% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 860 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 5,088 times in the last 60 days, more than 85% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Budapest, 40 km away. It is stop 1 of 18 on the Danube Bend route, Esztergom to Budapest. See how Hungary compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Esztergom Castle?
Esztergom Castle stands in Hungary, at 47.79783°, 18.7367°.
When was Esztergom Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1250. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Esztergom Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #2,269 of 8,133 worldwide, and #13 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 Esztergom Castle?
Visegrád Castle, about 18 km away.
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