Csobánc vára
Csobánc vára rises on the Csobánc hegy, a 376-metre hill on the northern edge of Lake Balaton’s catchment area, where a shallow plateau measures about 260 by 190 metres. You can still trace the castle’s layout: a smaller inner fort was built on the south-west of the plateau, encircled by a 15–26 metre-wide ditch and earthworks that separated it from the rest of the summit, while the outer works once covered much of the hilltop with only scattered wall remains. The hill itself appears in documents as early as 1221, when the Atyusz kindred donated a vineyard there. The first clear reference to the castle comes from a 1272 charter, though its construction may already have begun before 1255. By the 13th century it was established, and today it is a ruin, with archaeological excavations still underway. In the late 15th century, fortification changed the story. …
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