The medieval fortress ruins Börzsöny mountain range with steep slope, 444 metres depend on his tall mountain peak. the first certified reference of Drégely castle from 1285 truth, at this time the Hunt-Pázmán a family's was. Csák Máté lasted from 1311 to 1321 in him guard, while the XIV. in a century homeland a county appeared as his seat. There was a royal castle until 1390. At this time Zsigmond cool pawned the Tari for a family, exchanged it in 1424 then.
Pálóczy György - who used it as a hunting castle with his grandchildren - got to it in 1438 as a gift. After the Mohács disaster Várady Pál an archbishop escaped here, kept a guard in him then. Drégely belonged to the first line of the border fortresses after the capitulation of the castle of Nógrád, 1544. Evlia according to a trick dog Turkish historian in 1549 János cool Mohamed with a pasha's help from the Germans made a conquest of it, and placed soldiery in him.
The ruining state castle 1552. July started pursuing it on 6 Ali a pasha's army. Szondi György wardens of a castle and the 150 head guards defended the castle until four days opposite the multiple numerical superiority. The last siege Szondi died a hero at the castle gate, and the guard was destroyed. The Turkishs did not correct the castle walls, instead into Drégely parish a plank castle was built. Drégely castle did not secure more military roles as a result of this.
From the castle Fabricius János prepared a segment, on which even more are a bastion wall, and one a bastion with a good state shows relatively. The rock castle, which is being built in our days, sends the today a message from the heroical firmness and patriotism, for the tourists coming to visit here, the late grandchildren.
Some the archaeological exploration of the castle, his partial reconstruction and his consistence protection are going on eaten. Melocco Miklós creation carved into a huge block of stone was placed in 2004 here, that the drégelyi battle quotes it. Drégelyvár is the part of the national heritage.
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