Hungary · 14th century
Kula Castle ranks #8,158 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #70 of the 135 mapped in Hungary. Founded c. 1350, it is older than 54% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 758 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. 8 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Székesfehérvár, 8 km away. See how Hungary compares in the castle statistics.
Kula Castle, or the Kula tower, is a watchtower built of stone around the 14th century in the settlement of Szabadbattyán, near road 6307. During the Middle Ages an impassable, marshy area covered this region, flooded by the Sárvíz river, whose only natural crossing point was the ford beside the settlement of Szabadbattyán; the tower was raised to defend it.
Machine-translated from “Kula-vár” on the Hungarian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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