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Castle Description
(Local Name: Vár) From the 11th C onwards the bishop and canon of the cathedral resided on Castle Hill, which afforded protection to the town and allowed it to develop. There had been a fortified building here since the time of the Mongol attacks, and in the 16th C. Péter Perényis gave instructions for the castle to be extended to withstand Turkish onslaughts; the work was supervised by the Italian architect Giovanni Maria de Specia Casa and was based on the designs of contemporary Italian fortresses. After the Turks had succeeded with their second attack in 1596 in capturing both castle and town, they repaired the castle once again. In 1702, on instructions from Emperor Leopold I, the castle - like many others -
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