Báthory Castle | |
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Șimleu Silvaniei | |
Coordinates | 47°13′50.67″N 22°47′56.87″E / 47.2307417°N 22.7991306°ECoordinates: 47°13′50.67″N 22°47′56.87″E / 47.2307417°N 22.7991306°E |
Site history | |
Built | 1592 |
Báthory Castle or Báthory Citadel, also known as Șimleu Silvaniei Fort, is a historic fort in Romania, in the modern-day city of Șimleu Silvaniei. Since the 1590s, the castle was the main residence of the Hungarian Báthory family during the era of the Principality of Transylvania.