Óház

Óház is the ruin of Kőszeg’s old hilltop fortification, a place whose very name means “old house” in Hungarian and hints at how long this site has been part of local memory. The remains sit above the town in the Kőszeg hills, where medieval strongpoints once helped watch the approaches toward the western border. In this part of western Hungary, castles and lookout posts formed a chain of defenses, and Óház belonged to that wider landscape of vigilance and frontier life. Today, the ruins connect you to that older Kőszeg, long before the town became known for its Baroque streets and the famous siege of 1532. …

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