Esztergom Castle
| Esztergom Castle | ||
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 Esztergom Castle |
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| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | Receive | |
| Geographical location | 47 ° 47 '52.2 " N , 18 ° 44' 12.1" E | |
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The Castle Esztergom ( Hungarian Esztergomi vár ) is a hilltop castle , 60 kilometers north-west of Budapest on the Danube located, with great importance in Ottoman history.
The castle was conquered on August 3, 1543 by the Ottomans under the rule of Suleyman I. It was incorporated into the Buda region with its surroundings . But in 1594 a large army consisting of Germans , Poles and Venetians surrounded the castle. In contrast to the attacking army, the defending army was very small. Since Sokollu Mehmed Pascha was not in the castle, it was defended by his son, Sokolluzade Lala Mehmed Pascha . But in the end the Ottomans had to surrender because of hunger and thirst.
To recapture the castle, the Ottomans besieged the castle in 1605. On September 25, 1605, Sokolluzade Lala Mehmed Pasha , who has meanwhile become a vizier , recaptured the castle after a siege for 30 days. After the failure of the second siege of Vienna (1683), the Holy Roman Empire and European powers founded the Holy League and tore Hungary entirely from Ottoman hands.
