Essegvár
In Essegvár, a fortress once stood where a limestone outcrop rises by the Séd stream on the western edge of the Bánd district. The stronghold had an irregular plan and spread across roughly a 60 by 70 metre area, with an inner, towered core that later generations expanded with stone building. Its first round defenses around the inner courtyard likely took shape in the 13th century—possibly around 1270, when timber-built residential and service structures leaned against protective walls. In the 14th century these were rebuilt in stone, and on the north side once stood the Szent György (St George) castle chapel, known from 1332. The earliest written mention dates to 1309, when Lőrinc Igmándi sold the castle—then called Castrum Scegh—to a noble named Lőrinte, whose descendants later became known as the Essegvári family. …
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