Sümeg Castle
Sümeg Castle, or Sümegi vár (Burg Sümeg), rises above town on Castle Hill—about 20 miles north of Lake Balaton—and its position tells you why it mattered. The fortress was built in the mid or late 13th century under King Béla IV, who is said to have lived here during the Mongol invasion of 1241–1242. Over time it was expanded and reshaped: in the 15th century it gained stronger defenses, including a second of its two towers. Its history also turns on fire and siege. The castle was hit by two fires, and in 1552—after Veszprém fell to the Turks—it was rebuilt and fortified as a frontier fortress. Later, during Rákóczi’s War for Independence, troops set it on fire in 1713 after an Austrian occupation. Measured by form as well as strategy, it runs about 125 metres long and 80 metres wide, with an interior walled pathway leading to an internal gatehouse and main courtyard. …
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