| Jurisics Castle | |
|---|---|
| Kőszeg, Hungary | |
 Aerial view of Jurisics Castle | |
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| 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 |
Ruins of Koszeg castle
Jurisics Castle, named after Croatian nobleman Nikola Jurišić (Hungarian language: 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]
References[]
- ↑ "Jurisich Castle". Municipal Web Site. City of Kőszeg. http://www.koszeg.hu/nyelvek/en/sightseeing/content.php?id=1475. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Turnbull, Stephen (2003). The Ottoman Empire, 1326-1699. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. pp. 51. ISBN 978-1-84176-569-3. http://books.google.com/books?id=tYIxK0Mo1wwC&lpg=PA51&dq=Jurisics%20Castle&pg=PA51#v=onepage&q=Jurisics%20Castle&f=false.
- ↑ Wheatcroft, Andrew (2008). The Enemy at the Gate: Habsburgs, Ottomans, and the Battle for Europe. New York: Basic Books. pp. 59. ISBN 978-0-465-02081-2. http://books.google.com/books?id=PT_CxYZV2E8C&lpg=PT69&dq=Jurisics%20Castle&pg=PT69#v=onepage&q&f=false.
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