Báthory Castle
| Báthory Castle | |
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| Șimleu Silvaniei | |
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| Coordinates | 47°13′50.67″N 22°47′56.87″E / 47.2307417°N 22.7991306°ECoordinates: 47°13′50.67″N 22°47′56.87″E / 47.2307417°N 22.7991306°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1592 |
Báthory Castle or Báthory Citadel, also known as Șimleu Silvaniei Fort, is a historic fort in Romania, in the modern-day city of Șimleu Silvaniei.[1][2][3] Since the 1590s, the castle was the main residence of the Hungarian Báthory family during the era of the Principality of Transylvania.
External links[]
- Şimleu Silvaniei, Báthory fortress (in English)
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References[]
- ^ Adevarul, Castelul singurului rege născut în Şimleu este o ruină
- ^ România Liberă, Orașul care renaște din ruine Archived 2010-08-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ , Proiect de trei milioane de euro pentru deschiderea pentru turiști a Cetății Bathory Archived 2016-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
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