medieval castle over the city In 1552 there was a siege by the Turks. With a crew of only 2100 (including many women), he successfully defended the castle against about 80,000 Turks, the first major defeat of the Ottoman Empire.
In the eastern part of the Mátra, a lonely volcanic mountain peak, the 296 m high Castle Hill, bursts towards the sky, with the walls of Sirok Castle on it. …