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Siklós Castle

„And then came Captain Tenkes…”

Siklós Castle is one of the castles of Hungary which was most prominent member of the family was Count Kázmér

preserved in the soundest and most uniform condition. Batthyány, an outstanding politician of the Reform-era op-

Th e first walls of its fortress were laid down around 1260. Its position. His ashes were laid to eternal rest in the castle’s
architectural features vary from the Roman, the Gothic, and chapel.
the Renaissance to the Baroque styles. The outer or lower castle is a well-kept park today, from

Three important families should be mentioned from the where a drawbridge leads to the barbican. The inner castle’s

history of Siklós Castle, the Gara, the Perényi, and the Bat- battlemented medieval walls and the square-shaped castle
thyány families. Between 1394 and 1482, the Gara family can be seen from the machicolation. Entering the castle, we
owned the castle. Miklós Gara also served as the palatine, reach the courtyard. Various exhibitions are accessible from
and King Sigismund of Luxembourg visited the castle as his the courtyard: Castle Prison, Grape and Wine Museum,
guest. From 1515 to 1543, the Perényi family owned the and Captain Tenkes Wax Museum.

castle, and their construction work is evident on the present The historically most valuable parts of the castle are the
image of the castle. The prayer niche of Dorott ya Kanizsai Gothic chapel with its lierne vault, and the so-called Sigis-

(wife of the palatine Perényi) was found in 2000. Between mund room, where a beautiful medieval fireplace and a
1728 and 1849, the Batthyány family owned the castle. Th e Gothic-style closed Sigismund balcony can be seen.

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