Hungary · 14th century
Tata Castle, built at the mid 14th-century on the northern tip of Lake Öreg (Old Lake), is one of the jewels of Tata, Hungary. Its blooming can be dated to the reign of Sigismund of Luxembourg (r. 1433–1437) and Mátyás Hunyadi (r. 1458–1490) as the summer resort of the king and a favoured residence. It was burnt by Habsburgs and later renovated. The walls of the castle reflect the marks of romantic style which is due to the Esterházy family who used to live here.
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Tata Castle ranks #3,324 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #16 of the 135 mapped in Hungary. Founded c. 1350, it is older than 54% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 757 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,937 times in the last 60 days, more than 69% of the atlas. 9 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Székesfehérvár, 51 km away. See how Hungary compares in the castle statistics.
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