Fortress
Șimleu Silvaniei Fort
🇷🇴 Romania
Báthory Castle or Báthory Citadel, also known as Șimleu Silvaniei Fort, is a historic fort in Romania, in the modern-day city of Șimleu Silvaniei. Since the 1590s, the castle was the main residence of the Hungarian Báthory family during the era of the Principality of Transylvania.
Text adapted from “Báthory Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Șimleu Silvaniei Fort ranks #4,659 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #38 of the 115 mapped in Romania. The nearest day-trip guide is Cluj-Napoca, 79 km away. It is one of the 75 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 Șimleu Silvaniei Fort?
Șimleu Silvaniei Fort stands in Romania, at 47.2307°, 22.7991°.
How famous is Șimleu Silvaniei Fort?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,659 of 7,738 worldwide, and #38 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 Șimleu Silvaniei Fort?
Zichy mansion in Gheghie, about 32 km away.
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