Hungary · 15th century
Gyula Castle (in Hungarian: Gyulai vár) is a medieval fortress built in the 15th century, located in Békés County, Hungary. This castle is the only medieval fortress built of brick on the lowlands of the Great Alföld of the former Kingdom of Hungary. It is still preserved in perfect condition, a unique case in the whole of Europe. Today a museum operates within its walls, where medieval spectacles and theatre are also staged.
Machine-translated from “Castillo de Gyula” on the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gyula Castle ranks #4,517 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #22 of the 135 mapped in Hungary. Founded c. 1450, it is older than 46% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,185 times in the last 60 days, more than 55% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Hungary compares in the castle statistics.
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