Jurisics Castle

Jurisics Castle
Kőszeg, Hungary
Aerial view of Jurisics Castle
Jurisics Castle
Coordinates 47°23′22″N 16°32′20″E / 47.38958°N 16.53887°E / 47.38958; 16.53887
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

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 1,000 men defended the castle for 25 days without any artillery, despite 19 assaults.[2][3]

Ruins of Koszeg castle

References

  1. ↑ "Jurisich Castle". Municipal Web Site. City of Kőszeg. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  2. 1 2 Turnbull, Stephen (2003). The Ottoman Empire, 1326-1699. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-84176-569-3.
  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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