Castle
Lázár Castle
🇷🇴 Romania · 17th century
Lazar Castle (Romanian: Castelul Lazar, Hungarian: Lázár-kastély), is a castle located in Lăzarea, Harghita County, Romania. The citadel is named after the Lázár de Szárhegy noble family and it is built in a combination of Romanesque, Gothic, and Renaissance styles. The oldest part of the building dates from 1532, while the rest was added in 1631–1632.
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Lázár Castle ranks #3,725 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #34 of the 121 mapped in Romania. Founded 1631, it is older than 29% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 626 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,461 times in the last 60 days, more than 59% of the atlas. The nearest day-trip guide is Târgu Mureș, 77 km away. It is one of the 78 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Transylvania. See how Romania compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Lázár Castle?
Lázár Castle stands in Romania, at 46.74919°, 25.53054°.
When was Lázár Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1631. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Lázár Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,725 of 8,133 worldwide, and #34 in Romania. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Lázár Castle?
Mikó Castle, about 48 km away.
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