Tata Castle, built at the mid 14th-century on the northern tip of

Lake Öreg Lake Öreg (meaning "old lake") ( hu, Öreg-tó) is a lake near Tata, Hungary. Location The lake is situated in the middle of the town of Tata. Adjoining the South-east quarter of the lake is a wooded area. It is fed by the Által-brook ( hu ...

(Old Lake), is one of the jewels of

Tata, Hungary Tata (german: Totis; la, Dotis) is a town in Komárom-Esztergom County, northwestern Hungary, northwest of the county town Tatabánya. Location Tata is located in the valley between the Gerecse Mountains and Vértes Mountains, some from ...

. Its blooming can be dated to the reign of

Sigismund of Luxembourg Sigismund of Luxembourg (15 February 1368 – 9 December 1437) was a monarch as King of Hungary and Croatia (''jure uxoris'') from 1387, King of Germany from 1410, King of Bohemia from 1419, and Holy Roman Emperor from 1433 until his death in ...

(r. 1433–1437) and

Mátyás Hunyadi Matthias Corvinus, also called Matthias I ( hu, Hunyadi Mátyás, ro, Matia/Matei Corvin, hr, Matija/Matijaš Korvin, sk, Matej Korvín, cz, Matyáš Korvín; ), was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458 to 1490. After conducting several mi ...

(r. 1458–1490) as the summer resort of the king and a favoured residence. It was burnt by

Habsburgs The House of Habsburg (), alternatively spelled Hapsburg in Englishgerman: Haus Habsburg, ; es, Casa de Habsburgo; hu, Habsburg család, it, Casa di Asburgo, nl, Huis van Habsburg, pl, dom Habsburgów, pt, Casa de Habsburgo, la, Domus Hab ...

and later renovated. The walls of the castle reflect the marks of romantic style which is due to the

Esterházy family The House of Esterházy, also spelled Eszterházy (), is a Hungarian noble family with origins in the Middle Ages. From the 17th century, the Esterházys were the greatest landowner magnates of the Kingdom of Hungary, during the time that it ...

who used to live here.

In popular culture

Parts of the Bollywood film '' Raabta'' (2017) and

The Witcher ''The Witcher'' ( pl, Wiedźmin ) is a series of six fantasy novels and 15 short stories written by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The series revolves around the eponymous "witcher", Geralt of Rivia. In Sapkowski's works, "witchers" are b ...

Füstbe borították a tatai várat a Trónok harca-vetélytárs Witcher forgatásán
/ref> were shot at the castle.

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{{Castles in Hungary Castles in Hungary Buildings and structures in Komárom-Esztergom County Tourist attractions in Komárom-Esztergom County 14th-century establishments in Hungary