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Schossberger Castle

🇭🇺 Hungary · 19th century

Schossberger Castle in Hungary
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Schossberger Castle in Tura, a Hungarian town in Pest County, was built from 1873 to 1883. The castle is a protected cultural monument.

The mansion, in the French Neo-Renaissance style, was built for Baron Sigmund von Schossberger to plans by the architect Gyula Bukovics, a pupil of Miklós Ybl. The two-storey manor house has a square dome and a left wing with a palm house. Notable are the cylindrical towers as well as the semicircular arcade zone that follows the upper terraces. The castle houses a five-star hotel.

Machine-translated from “Schossberger Schloss” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Schossberger Castle ranks #5,378 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #35 of the 135 mapped in Hungary. Founded 1873, it is older than 6% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 607 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Budapest, 44 km away. See how Hungary compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Schossberger Castle?

Schossberger Castle stands in Hungary, at 47.6027°, 19.6039°.

When was Schossberger Castle built?

The atlas dates its founding to 1873. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Schossberger Castle?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,378 of 8,133 worldwide, and #35 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 Schossberger Castle?

Grassalkovich Mansion, about 9 km away.

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