Visegrád

Visegrád is one of the cities in Hungary having a long and rich history. Visegrád is small city, located in Pest county, north of Budapest on the right bank of the Danube, in the Danube Bend . At Visegrád, there is an extremely rich archeological site.

History

Visegrád was first mentioned in 1009 as a county town and chief town of archdeaconry. King Charles I of Hungary made Visegrád the capital of Hungary. In 1335, Charles I of Hungary hosted a two-month congress of kings, held at Visegrád. Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor also king of Hungary moved the capitol to Buda, then Matthias Corvinus of Hungary made Visegrád a co-capital again. King Mathias erected a beautiful palace here in Renaissance style. Visegrád lost importance when the medieval Hungarian state fell into three pieces as a consequence of the Ottoman Turkish occupation.

In 1991, the leading politicians of Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland met here to form a periodical forum between these countries. (Hence the name of the Visegrád group).

Visegrád was granted town status in 2000.

Monuments

• Solomon Tower (13. century; museum)
• Ruins of castle walls and Citadel (13. century)
• Palace of Matthias Corvinus of Hungary

External Link

• Visegrád home page