# Eger Castle

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{{Short description|Castle in Eger, Hungary}}
thumb|right|300px|An entrance of the ''Eger Castle''
right|thumb|250px|Eger Castle Walls
The '''Eger Castle''' ({{Langx|hu|Egri vár}}) is a castle in [Eger](/source/Eger), Hungary. Historically, it is known for repelling the Turkish attack in 1552 during the [Siege of Eger](/source/Siege_of_Eger_(1552)).

== History  ==

[[File:Eger G Hoefnagel.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The Eger Castle on [Georg Hoefnagel](/source/Georg_Hoefnagel)'s map]]
The first castle was built on the high hill named Várhegy at [Felsőtárkány](/source/Fels%C5%91t%C3%A1rk%C3%A1ny) near Eger.

During the [Mongol invasion](/source/Mongol_invasion) in 1241, this castle was ruined, and the [bishop of Eger](/source/bishop_of_Eger) moved it to a rocky hill in the city of Eger. On the hill, a new castle was built, and it developed rapidly. In 1470 a [Gothic](/source/Gothic_architecture) palace was built. In 1552, a  [Turkish](/source/Ottoman_Empire) army of 35,000-40,000 soldiers attacked the castle which had 2,100-2,300 defenders. [The siege failed](/source/Siege_of_Eger_(1552)) as the Turks suffered heavy casualties. A total of 1,700 of the defenders survived. After that Turks besieged the castle again in 1596, resulting in [a Turkish victory](/source/Siege_of_Eger_(1596)). In 1701, the Austrians exploded half of the castle (the ''Külső vár'').

[Archaeological excavations](/source/Archaeological_excavations) only started in 1925 and the castle was used by the army as barracks until 1957.

== Museums ==

There are several museums in the castle:
* ''[Dobó István](/source/Dob%C3%B3_Istv%C3%A1n) Vármúzeum'' - This shows the history of the castle,
* ''Egri Képtár'' - A painting exhibition,
* ''Kazamaták'' - A system of cellars under the castle,
* ''Panoptikum'' - A wax museum,
* an ancient [vase](/source/vase) exhibition,
and several periodic exhibitions.

==External links==
*[http://www.egrivar.hu Official website] {{in lang|hu|en}}

{{Commons category|Castle of Eger}}

{{Coord|47.9039|N|20.3794|E|source:kolossus-huwiki|display=title}}{{Castles in Hungary}}
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Category:Buildings and structures in Eger
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Category:Buildings and structures in Heves County
Category:Museums in Heves County
Category:History museums in Hungary

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