Csesznek
Castle is situated in Veszprém county of
North- West Hungary. It was constructed in 1263 by the orders of Baron Jakab Cseszneky,
a personal sword bearer of the King Bela IV.
The village has existed since the first half of the l3th
century. Its castle was probably built after the years of the
Mongol invasion of Hungary in 1241-42. The history of the castle
closely correlate with that of the one-time noble landed gentry
families. It had several owners through the history; it was also
in Turkish hands for a couple of years. It had an important role
in Rákóczi's war of independence and was unsuccessfully
besieged several times. In the castle there is a memorial of the
poet and gallant warrior of the marches, Wathay Ferenc, whose
father was captain of the castle for a long time.
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