Báthory Castle

Báthory Castle
Șimleu Silvaniei
Coordinates 47°13′50.67″N 22°47′56.87″E / 47.2307417°N 22.7991306°E / 47.2307417; 22.7991306Coordinates: 47°13′50.67″N 22°47′56.87″E / 47.2307417°N 22.7991306°E / 47.2307417; 22.7991306
Site history
Built 1592 (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.

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