Ruins of Nagyvár Castle Traditional Cache
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You can find two totally ruined castles those are medieval origined ones. There are two feasibility to approache easily them from No61 highway.
Castle Ruins in Iharosberény (HU. GCNAVA)
The Turks attacked Hungary’s south parts in 16th century and they were forced to fly at the end of 17th century. The west part of Somogy county was the frontier zone. The Somogy castles were sieged many times and those were annihilated in the course of the wartime.
You can find only the remains of moats and mounds of the castles here.
These castles (and the ruins) are called Kisvár (Little castle) and Nagyvár (Big Castle). Kisvár was Nagyvár’s observation fortification with some soldiers to reconnoitre the concentrations of troops of enemy.
The history of Nagyvár
Nagyvár was built in the middle age and was strengthened in the first half of 16th century and belonged the Lendva-Babócsa-Nagykanizsa-Csurgó-Miháld fortificated borderline. It was suitable to protect the inhabitants of surrounding villages against only less Moslim troops and semi-military devastating & pillaging hordes. In 1566 Szigetvár, the strongest castle of South-Transdanubia was occupied by Turks and the Nagyvár defenders’ position turn to hopeless one. Then Thury György the legendary captain of near Nagykanizsa castle reconstructed this castle too. Nagyvár resisted Turkish army up to 1600 but later was ruined definitely.
How to reach the cache?
1. By a roundabout route (asphalt covered)
This way leaves Pogányszentpéter at the edge of the village N46° 23.423 E17° 03.667 153 m. You can drive to the barrier and can park there: N46° 23.557 E17° 04.000. You will go northward along the way signed with yellow stripe. Later the tourist sign veers to the left but you will go on the asphalt covered way on, while you reach the end of it N46° 23.522 E17° 05.427 204 m. Nagyvár is near (500 m in the forest) to this point. The walking is 4.5 kms altogether. Kisvár is reachable from here easily (800 m forest walk).
2. As the crow flies
You can walk from No61 highway: N46° 22.158 E17° 04.713 240 m.
First you reach Kisvár: N46° 22.788 E17° 05.133 220 m, later you walk round the lakes in the walley and Nagyvár will be near. All in all this way (from highway to Nagyvár) is 1.6 km.
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