Eger Castle

The Eger Castle is a fortress in Eger, Hungary. Historically, it's miles regarded for repelling the Turkish assault in 1552 at some stage in the Siege of Eger. The first fortress changed into built on the excessive hill named Varhegy at Felsotarkany near Eger. During the Mongol invasion in 1241, this castle changed into ruined, and the bishop of Eger moved it to a rocky hill in the metropolis of Eger.

On the hill, a new citadel turned into constructed, and it developed hastily. In 1470 a Gothic palace was constructed. In 1552, a Turkish military of 35,000 to 40,000 soldiers attacked the citadel which had 2,a hundred-2,300 defenders. The siege failed as the Turks suffered heavy casualties. A total of 1,700 of the defenders survived. After that Turks besieged the castle again in 1596, resulting in a Turkish victory. In 1701, the Austrians exploded half of of the castle. Archaeological excavations best commenced in 1925 and the castle become utilized by the military as barracks till 1957.