Drégely Castle
| Drégely Castle | |
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| Drégely Vára | |
| Part of Hungarian border castle system | |
| near Drégelypalánk, Nógrád County, Hungary | |
Aerial photo of the castle ruins from the northwest
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 Drégely Castle
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| Coordinates | 48°01′00″N 19°02′01″E / 48.016783°N 19.033544°E |
| Type | Castle |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Drégely Foundation |
| Open to the public |
Yes |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Site history | |
| Built | late 13th Century |
| Built by | probably Hunt-Poznon family |
| In use | until 1575 (as watchpost) |
| Materials | Stone |
| Demolished | 1552 |
| Battles/wars | 1552 – Razed by Ali Pasha |
| Events | 1990 – Restoration started |
Drégely Castle (Hungarian: Drégely vára) is a 13th-century hilltop castle in Nógrád County, Hungary. It is in ruins, but being restored.
The ruin of Drégely Castle sits on a 440-metre-high (1,440 ft) peak of the Börzsöny mountains in Hungary. The area is in the administrative territory of Drégelypalánk in Nógrád County. But it is easier to reach the castle from Nagyoroszi on surfaced road. The castle district is in the area of the Danube-Ipoly National Park.
The small castle was probably built by the Bozók branch of the Hunt-Poznan family in the second half of the 13th century, during the Árpád dynasty, by order of Béla IV. It was first mentioned as Latin: Castrum Dragul in a charter of 1285 as the possession of Demeter of the Hunt-Poznan family. The proprietors had to surrender to Máté Csák III in 1311. After the death of this oligarch in 1321 the castle was overcome by the army of Charles I of Hungary. At that time Drégely Castle served as the county dungeon and held the archives of Hont County.
In 1390 King Sigismund exchanged the castle with the Tary family for lands in Somogy county. Later the King reacquired Drégely because of the despotic measures of the Tary family and their castellan.
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