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Gyula Castle
Built in the fifteenth century, it is the only intact remaining brick castle from the towns of the Hungarian Plains.
The start of its construction is linked to the name of the nobleman Janos Maroti Macso and its completion
to the Janos Corvin’s name. To Janos Corvin’s name is also linked the construction of the Bastion, which
is located near the Kerecseny gate. After the assault from 1566 the town was under Ottoman influence for
129 years, until 1695 resulting in the expulsion of the Turks out of the country.
Finally, during the time of Harruckern Janos, the Castle functioned as a place for manufacturing beer and
brandy, and even as a jail. There are 7 rooms; one room is archive and also county council meetings are taking
place. In 2005 the Castle was revived being renovated and opened to the public in form of a museum
so that visitors have the opportunity to know the military history of the town, in the chapel of the Castle
weddings are officiated. Those interested in culinary pleasures can practice winery in medieval style in the
halls of the Castle where the past and the modern form a suitable space for conferences and other events.
Upon request we provide also a guide.
The monument serves as a multipurpose theater every summer since 1964, performances being viewed
in two locations: in the Castle and in its Renaissance courtyard and on the scene on lake near Medieval
Castle of Gyula. The only remaining brick castle in good conditions in Central Europe, where the 24 rooms
recounted the events of seven centuries. From the “belvedere” or as it is called bastion opens a picturesque
panorama of the town of Gyula.
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