Eger Castle

The first castle was built on the high hill named Várhegy at Felsőtárkány near Eger.

In 1552, a Turkish army of 35,000-40,000 soldiers attacked the castle which had 2,100-2,300 defenders.

After that Turks besieged the castle again in 1596, resulting in a Turkish victory.

In 1701, the Austrians exploded half of the castle (the Külső vár).

Archaeological excavations only started in 1925 and the castle was used by the army as barracks until 1957.