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Ruins of Lónyai castle in Medieșu Aurit, Satu Mare
🇷🇴 Romania · 13th century
The Ruins of Lónyai castle in Medieșu Aurit, Satu Mare (in Hungarian: Aranyosmeggyes vára, or Lónyai castle, in Romanian: castelul Lónyai) is a complex of castle ruins, a monument istoric of national interest, situated in Medieșu Aurit, in Satu Mare County, Romania.
The castle, built in the 13th century, was an important centre in the history of Transylvania.
It is included in the List of monumente istorice of Romania under the identifier LMI SM-II-a-A-05332. Its RAN code in the National Archaeological Repertory is 138093.04.
Machine-translated from “Castillo de Medieșu Aurit” on the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ruins of Lónyai castle in Medieșu Aurit, Satu Mare ranks #6,837 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #71 of the 121 mapped in Romania. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 69% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 860 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Romania compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Ruins of Lónyai castle in Medieșu Aurit, Satu Mare?
Ruins of Lónyai castle in Medieșu Aurit, Satu Mare stands in Romania, at 47.78803°, 23.1335°.
When was Ruins of Lónyai castle in Medieșu Aurit, Satu Mare 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 Ruins of Lónyai castle in Medieșu Aurit, Satu Mare?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,837 of 8,133 worldwide, and #71 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 Ruins of Lónyai castle in Medieșu Aurit, Satu Mare?
Ardud fortress, about 24 km away.
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