Hungary · 13th century
Castle of Sümeg is a castle by the town of Sümeg, Veszprém county, Hungary.
Built in the mid or late 13th century by Béla IV of Hungary, Sümeg Castle is situated atop a mountain called "Castle Hill", 20 miles north of Lake Balaton. During its existence, it has been expanded several times. In the 15th century, it was fortified, and the second of two towers was built. It has been under siege several times, and has experienced two fires.
Today, it is the main tourist attraction for visitors to Sümeg.
Text adapted from “Castle of Sümeg” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sümeg Castle ranks #1,521 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #10 of the 135 mapped in Hungary. Founded c. 1275, it is older than 65% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 1080 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,744 times in the last 60 days, more than 76% of the atlas. 8 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Székesfehérvár, 89 km away. See how Hungary compares in the castle statistics.
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