Jurisics_Castle

Jurisics Castle

Jurisics Castle

Castle in Kőszeg, Hungary

Jurisics Castle, named after Croatian nobleman Nikola Jurišić (Hungarian: Miklós Jurisics) is located in Kőszeg, Hungary.

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Siege of Güns

Main article: Siege of Güns

During the Habsburg-Ottoman wars, 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]

Kőszeg castle

References

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