Jurisics Castle
| Jurisics Castle | |
|---|---|
| Kőszeg, Hungary | |
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Aerial view of Jurisics Castle | |
  Jurisics Castle | |
| Coordinates | 47°23′22″N 16°32′20″E / 47.38958°N 16.53887°E |
| Site information | |
| Owner | National Treasury[1] |
| Condition | Currently operated as a museum |
| Site history | |
| Built | |
| Battles/wars | Siege of Güns |
| Garrison information | |
| Past commanders | Nikola Jurišić |
Jurisics Castle, named after Croatian nobleman Nikola Jurišić (Hungarian: Miklós Jurisics) is located in Kőszeg, Hungary.
Siege of Güns
Main article: Siege of Güns
During the Little War in Hungary, Pargalı İbrahim Pasha under the command of Suleiman the Magnificent laid siege to the castle in 1532.[2] Jurišić and less than 1000 men defended the castle for 25 days without any artillery, despite 19 assaults.[2][3]
Ruins of Koszeg castle
References
- ↑ "Jurisich Castle". Municipal Web Site. City of Kőszeg. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- 1 2 Turnbull, Stephen (2003). The Ottoman Empire, 1326-1699. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-84176-569-3.
- ↑ Wheatcroft, Andrew (2008). The Enemy at the Gate: Habsburgs, Ottomans, and the Battle for Europe. New York: Basic Books. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-465-02081-2.
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