the renewed Zrínyi Castle in Szigetvár has been inaugurated on Friday On Friday, the renewed Zrínyi Castle in Szigetvár was inaugurated The building has seen more than HUF 2 billion (EUR 5.3 million) worth of tourism improvements over the past three years The castle is famous for the heroic stand of Miklós Zrínyi and his fellow martyrs against the Turks in 1566 The building was renovated as part of the National Castle Programme (Nemzeti Kastély- és Várprogram) This project involves the development of 18 castles and 12 fortresses nationwide it was funded by the Economic Development and Innovation Operational Programme with HUF 2.063 billion a special interactive exhibition was built and new museum functions were installed in the previously unused casemate building said that four different projects have been linked to the development of the castle over the past ten years: first a visitor centre was built the lake and casemates next to the castle were renewed catering facilities and a conference room were created He added that the further development of tourism in the city and the region will be served by the future development of the local spa the construction of a four-star hotel and the extension of the M60 motorway which will also improve the accessibility of the settlement 16th century weapons demonstration at the Zrínyi Castle (age-restricted video [no violent content though] National Monuments Day at the Zrínyi Castle in 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTot1GkmS9Y&t=2s and website in this browser for the next time I comment Y"},"category":false,"taxonomy":{"active":false,"name":"category"}},"markup":{"custom_html":true,"wpp-start":"","wpp-end":"<\/ul>","title-start":"","title-end":"<\/h2>","post-html":"{thumb} {title} {stats}<\/span>{excerpt}<\/p><\/li>"},"theme":{"name":""}} You have successfully joined our subscriber list SupportUs Newsletter © 2025 DailyNewsHungary | All rights reserved Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Total Croatia News Hungary and Turkey mark an important historical event the event was held in Hungary to mark the anniversary of the siege which history claims saved Vienna thanks to the commander of the fort Nikola Šubić Zrinski “The fate of Europe depended on this mission” pointing out that Zrinski’s personal character his “complete loyalty and utter devotion to the homeland” had proven to be more important than weapons Turkish Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent in 1566 started his 13th expedition which was defended by about 2,500 soldiers led by captain Nikola Šubić Zrinski Nikola Šubič Zrinski with the rest of the surviving soldiers launched an attack on 7 September where they all perished Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović and Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak inaugurated a monument to Nikola Šubić Zrinski the outcome of the battle was perceived as a victory in all of Europe” She stressed that this battle to Croats and Hungarians was more than a single episode in a long war “Zrinski’s personal character is a permanent inspiration and commitment such qualities are no longer needed in war but they are equally important in peace” President Grabar-Kitarović said that Hungary and Croatia shared traditional and modern European values which were also “largely shared by Turkey as well Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Kaynak said that “this location should be a point that will symbolize the friendship and brotherhood of the three nations” President Grabar-Kitarović and Hungarian President will later visit Croatian community in Pecs and Hungarian community in Karanac in Croatia Historian says ‘in all certainty’ remains found near Szigetvar in southern Hungary point to resting place of 16th-century sultan of Ottoman Empire Remains of the tomb of the Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, who died in 1566 while his troops were besieging the fortress of Szigetvar in southern Hungary said the tomb is understood to have been built over the spot where Suleiman’s tent stood and where he died Pap said objects suggesting it was Suleiman’s tomb were found during the dig although more excavations were needed to confirm the find Norbert Pap.“We have data which all points in the same direction,” Pap said at a presentation of the latest findings on Wednesday because there is no sign pointing in another direction Until his death at age 71, Suleiman was the Ottoman empire’s longest-ruling sultan. Under him the Turks greatly expanded their dominance in the Balkans, the Middle East and northern Africa during his 46-year reign. What is believed to be the sultan’s tomb is located in the former Ottoman settlement of Turbek, which was destroyed in the 1680s. The settlement’s discovery was announced by Pap in 2013. Historians believe Suleiman’s heart and internal organs were buried in the tomb and his body taken back to Constantinople, as Istanbul was then known. His death at Szigetvar was kept secret for 48 days to prevent his troops from giving up the fight. Szigetvar was defended by locals led by Croatian-Hungarian nobleman Miklos Zrinyi. The siege was a pyrrhic victory for the Turks and delayed their ultimately unsuccessful advance toward Vienna for decades. Pap said some other structures near the tomb, all still underground, are likely to be a small mosque and a dervish monastery. He said excavation work at the site would restart in April. Your Ads Privacy ChoicesIMDb, an Amazon company© 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Thousands of visitors to Szigetvar to commemorate the 450th anniversary of Suleiman the Magnificent's death (AFP: Attila Kisbenedek) Link copiedShareShare articleThe recent discovery of the tomb of the man considered the greatest Ottoman ruler, Suleiman the Magnificent, has raised hopes of a tourism boom in one of Hungary's most impoverished areas. From hammam baths and crumbling minarets to battle site memorials and ruins of mosques, traces of the country's 150-year-long stretch (1541-1699) in the Ottoman Empire are not hard to find in Hungary. But many Hungarians see them as relics of a dark period during which the country's flourishing renaissance era was extinguished. As a result, few of the Ottoman monuments have so far been promoted by the Hungarian authorities, but this Suleiman discovery could change that. Experts confirmed in July that excavations begun two years ago in the struggling town of Szigetvar, close to the Croatian border, had revealed the tomb of the 16th-century ruler. Suleiman died aged 71 on September 7, 1566, during an epic battle with the mainly Croatian defenders of Szigetvar castle that depleted his forces hoping to quickly advance on Vienna, the capital of the Habsburg Empire. While his body was laid to rest in Istanbul, his heart and other internal organs were buried at the site of his death and later covered by a tomb. A team of researchers led by geographer and historian at Pecs University Norbert Pap are believed to have found the tomb, after being granted funding by the Turkish government find the only settlement that the Ottomans built from scratch during their reign in Hungary. Sleepy Szigetvar, with a population of 10,000 has few hotels, but Dr Pap is convinced of the town's long-term potential for tourism given appropriate investment. The town's mayor Peter Vass said he hopes the number of visitors to Szigetvar will double from the current 25,000 per year. Suleiman the Magnificent's heart and other internal organs were buried at the site of his death and later covered by a tomb (AFP: Attila Kisbenedek) The municipality has already earmarked a site for the construction of higher-end hotels close to the castle. "This town is dying, young people are leaving or have already left for Germany or London, but Suleiman can bring in jobs, income, and tourists," Dr Pap said. "Szigetvar may be on the periphery now, but 450 years ago it was on the main street of European history. "Suleiman is a national cultural icon in Turkey, and as Szigetvar is easier to get to from both Western Europe and Turkey than Kosovo, there is a very good chance that Turkish tourists will come visit the tomb." Senior government officials from Hungary, Croatia and Turkey will on Wednesday join thousands of visitors to Szigetvar to commemorate the 450th anniversary of the siege. The excavations have uncovered the remains of Turbek: the walls of a mosque, a tomb, dervish monastery cloisters, as well as a wealth of silver coins and fragments of clothing, pottery, glass and metal. Topic:Food and Beverage Processing Industry CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) A Hungarian excavation team claims to have found the ruins of an Ottoman-era mosque next to what it believes is the shrine of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent in southern Hungary Norbert Pap from the University of Pecs in Hungary Pap recalled that when researchers last year announced they had found the shrine where the internal organs of the sultan were interred in 1566 he said they now needed to find a mosque and a dervish lodge around it The latest discovery backs up his original claim we have found the ruins of the mosque right next to the shrine,” Pap told Anadolu Agency “According to the information from that period Sokullu Mehmed Pasha [grand vizier] had built a mosque next to the shrine of the Magnificent in Szigetvar [a town in southern Hungary],” Pap said adding that the newly-uncovered remains was bigger than the shrine and appears to be directed towards Islam's holy city of Mecca Pap said his team's efforts to excavate the shrine complex mosque and dervish lodge dates back to 2013 and the work was being carried out with the support of the Turkish Coordination and Cooperation Agency Sultan Suleiman was the longest-reigning ruler of the Ottoman Empire The sultan presided over the empire's golden age for 46 years he instituted major legislative reforms and was a keen patron of the arts and technology The sultan died in 1566 during the siege of Szigetvar Castle Legend has it that his death was hidden from his soldiers to prevent them from getting demoralized during the epic battle It was at this critical juncture that his internal organs including his heart were believed to be removed and buried in the area while his body was later taken back to the then Ottoman capital where it is still entombed at the Suleymaniye Mosque His son Sultan Selim II later built a complex at the place where his father’s internal organs were buried The complex remained functional for more than a century until Austrian Habsburg soldiers demolished it in 1692 after taking control of the region Hungarians had also renamed the region as “Turbek” from the Ottoman word “turbe” meaning “tomb” mosque and an Ottoman compound were in the region Hungary’s population was around a million at the time and between 20,000 and 30,000 soldiers were said to be serving there He also said a strong team of about 100 soldiers had protected the complex back in 1680 “As the soldiers were always living in the cities mosques were also built in cities and inside castles,” he said But there is only one shrine along with a mosque built outside of cities on Hungarian lands during the time which Pap believes proved the existence of the sultan’s remains in the area in the very same area there must also be a 1570 [era] dervish lodge used by the dervishes coming from Bosnia and Herzegovina,” he added He said his team had already begun excavation works and hoped to produce results within weeks Later this year the site in Hungary which includes the tomb of a revered Ottoman sultan will be turned into an open-air museum Budapest head for the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) told Anadolu Agency that during his 16th-century reign Suleyman the Magnificent was a leader who left his mark on the whole world Dagli said she hopes the current cooperation between TIKA and the Hungarian government as well as Hungarian academia will grow even stronger the town in southern Hungary where Suleyman’s tomb lies signed an agreement in 2012 on an excavation and research project for the tomb and its surroundings The excavations found the lost tomb of the sultan as well as other historical remains and the area was put under protection in 2017 the only Ottoman-founded settlement in Hungary is now being transformed into an open-air museum and the work is set to be done on the project by the end of this year one of the Ottoman Empire’s most powerful sultans lost his life due to illness while leading the siege of Szigetvar Castle in 1566 His internal organs were buried in Szigetvar but his body was taken back to the Ottoman capital Istanbul for burial built a tomb for his father in Szigetvar and a complex to surround it But the tomb and its complex were lost when Hungary fell to Austria at the end of the 17th century the tenth and longest reigning sultan of the Ottoman Empire, died aged 72 on September 6 as his army lay siege to a Hungarian castle in Szigetvar.  The capture of the castle took place shortly after Suleiman’s death His death was kept secret in order not to demoralize the troops and to prevent disorder. Therefore only Suleiman’s innermost circle including Sokullu Mehmet Pasha, grand vizier of the sultan In order to preserve the Sultan’s body his heart and internal organs were removed and buried under the imperial tent near the castle and his body was embalmed The body then waited there for 48 days until Suleiman’s son came to the area to assume the throne and have the body escorted back to Istanbul Since Suleiman’s death 448 years passed but the site of his tomb has never been found Hamza Keles and Mehmet Zeki Ibrahimgil "We've discovered the findings by chance during our research of monuments in the Balkans which has been ongoing for 25 years," Mehmet Zeki İbrahimgil a history professor at Gazi University said during a press conference in Turkey’s capital The findings are based on a charter which was found in the archives of the government and general directorate for foundations. According to the charter the internal organs of Suleiman were buried in the garden of a mosque named Kanuni in Szigetvar.  but Suleiman’s tomb, which was supposed to have been built in 1568 was demolished in 1693 after the Ottoman Empire lost possession of the castle in Szigetwar where the internal organs were believed to have been buried should be in front of the mosque," Hamza Keles adding "We hope to start excavation work there soon and hope to find the tomb.”  Some Hungarian researchers who have looked into the mystery of Suleiman’s tomb believe it was located under the Saint Marie Church at Turbek Hill but there is no evidence to prove this theory so far.  also known as 'the lawmaker' because of his complete reconstruction of the Turkish legal system was a prominent monarch of 16th century Europe The Turkish government is planning to build a museum near Szigetvár at the site of Sultan Suleiman the Great’s tomb Sultan Suleiman died during the siege of the city Hungarian archaeologists are currently excavating the remains of the tomb chapel which was destroyed in the late 17th century along with the city that developed around it The discovery of Suleiman I’s mausoleum (türbe) in 2015 was a global sensation. Since then, excavations around Szigetvár have continued, revealing valuable artefacts. According to Index archaeologists have reconstructed aspects of the former Turkish settlement of Turbek from jewellery and plant remains noted that “there is still much work to be done to create an archaeological park here.” the türbe had been uncovered and excavated along with students from the University of Szeged and occasional contributions from Turkish archaeologists had also excavated parts of the surrounding buildings and fortifications Records indicate that the area was used for cultivating various crops Detailed documentation of daily life and the death of Sultan Suleiman has also been discovered thanks to Professor Pál Sümegi’s archaeobotanical team a comprehensive picture of the crops grown in Turbek has emerged Following the Turkish siege of Szigetvár in 1566 a memorial garden was established at the site of Sultan Suleiman’s death by his order Although there are written records of this garden the specific varieties of plants grown there are not mentioned A 2012 agreement stipulates that Hungarian archaeologists and scientists conduct the research Turkey has been advocating for the construction of a museum on the site necessitating its transfer into state ownership Concrete plans for cooperation between the two governments are still in progress and researchers face significant work ahead head of the Department of Political Geography and Regional Studies at the University of Pécs emphasised that without complete knowledge of the site planning an archaeological park remains challenging the Turkish government initially funded the Hungarian archaeologists for two years The contract aimed to locate and excavate the mausoleum by 2016 marking the 450th anniversary of the Sultan’s death Subsequent funding from Hungarian state sources has supported further investigations Pál Fodor joined Norbert Pap as co-leader of the project Pap and his team recently presented their findings from the excavations at Szigetvár including new insights into the Sultan’s mausoleum and the settlement of Turbek How medieval Hungarian villages looked before the Ottoman occupation – See here One of the largest Roman soldiers’ and citizen town, legio camp excavated in Hungary – PHOTOS To a Hungarian this is as exciting as an Israeli seeing a bust of Hitler erected in Jerusalem August 3 (MTI) – A festival commemorating the 450th anniversary of the Ottoman siege and the heroic defence of the fortress of Szigetvár will be held in the southern Hungarian town on Friday and Saturday The siege in which Hungarian-Croatian nobleman Miklós Zrínyi and his outnumbered troops tried to contain the advancing Ottoman forces commanded by Sultan Suleiman I costumed groups will re-enact the arrival and review of the Ottoman troops In the fortress a theatre performance with horses will await visitors The festival will also offer concerts on both days The festival will be held as part of the Hungarian state’s Zrínyi-Szigetvár 1566 Memorial Year commemorating the anniversary this year with programmes including history conference gastronomic exhibitions and musical performances Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic of Croatia and János Áder of Hungary are expected to attend the state commemoration Sepbember 5 (MTI) – Justice Minister László Trócsányi inaugurated a stele in Szigetvár officially marking the town as a national heritage site The inauguration kicked off the town’s Zrínyi-Szigetvár 1566 Memorial Year events which mark the 450th anniversary of Hungarian-Croatian nobleman Miklós Zrínyi and his outnumbered army’s heroic defence of the town’s fortress against the advancing Ottoman army Trócsányi said at the inauguration that the defence of Szigetvár carries with it a message of peace and mutual respect Europe’s history was for a long time a history of wars adding that Hungary declares in its current constitution that it respects other peoples’ freedoms and cultures and aims to work together with all the nations of the world Turkey and Hungary are allies and the aim is to strengthen that alliance On the topic of Hungary’s migrant quota referendum scheduled for Oct Trócsányi said the European Union faces serious challenges adding that Christians have a duty to “say no to things that are wrong” Hungary also says no to the devastating conflicts in Europe’s neighbouring region adding that Hungary is contributing what it can to help resolve those conflicts and help people in need who are affected by them Trócsányi said Hungary rejects violence against women the violation of human dignity and the restriction of freedoms Hungary also says no to poor decisions made without consulting voters January 8 (MTI) – The presidents of Hungary Turkey and Croatia are expected to meet in Szigetvar on September 7 to mark the 450th anniversary of Hungarian-Croatian nobleman Miklos Zrinyi and his outnumbered army’s heroic defence of the town’s fortress against the advancing Ottoman army president of the Miklos Zrinyi Memorial Committee said at Friday’s opening of the Zrinyi-Szigetvar 1566 Memorial Year said President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic will be the chief patron of the memorial year as requested by her Hungarian counterpart The ambassador expressed hope that the meeting between Ader Grabar-Kitarovic and Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be but one of the multiple highlights of the memorial year and that Hungarians would once again get to see Croatian composer Ivan Zajc’s opera retelling the battle of Szigetvar Grlic-Radman said Hungarian and Croatian filmmakers will cooperate in producing a documentary about the battle which is set to be released at the end of the year The various events commemorating 1566 will begin on February 13 in Szigetvar with a history conference Photo: www.pecsma.hu When I was there 5 months ago it was a mess there I am not sure how much this memorial place is valued by Hungarians Hungarian scientists said Friday they have found the remains of an Ottoman-era town in the area in southern Hungary where the heart of Suleiman the Magnificent is believed to have been buried in the 16th century The sultan died in Szigetvar in 1566 while his troops besieged its fortress defended by locals led by Croatian-Hungarian nobleman Miklos Zrinyi His death was kept a secret from his troops for some 48 days The siege was a pyrrhic victory for the Turks and delayed their ultimately unsuccessful advance toward Vienna for decades Historians believe Suleiman’s heart and internal organs were buried near Szigetvar a dervish cloister and military barracks were built near the tomb a madrassa and an inn for pilgrims journeying to the resting place of Suleiman’s heart “We are closer and closer to the tomb,” Pap concluded adding that the area expected to be explored is now covered by vineyards and orchards It’s been 450 years since the Battle of Szigetvár, when Suleiman the Magnificent died. The anniversary could be perfectly topped with the finding of his tomb, which may or may not be owed to a Hungarian research group. According to szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu, the news went around world press; however Travel Channel picked up on the topic in the beginning of last year and followed the researchers as they were hunting for the „treasure” Indiana Jones style has been going around the world for three years to unfold different mysteries in his Expedition Unknown series Last year he visited Hungary to find out whether or not Suleiman’s tomb had been discovered after centuries “The American production company called us up last spring and said that they read an article about a Hungarian research team who made a breakthrough in the quest for the sultan’s tomb which you can see in the episode that aired last Sunday” said Gergely Varga His company has been organising Travel Channel’s Hungarian shootings for years The leader of the research group mentioned above the director of University of Pécs’s East-Mediterranean and Balkan Studies Centre summed up the beginnings of the project: “Back then we had been doing the research and making geophysical measurements for three years based on the found written documents and drawings to find Turbék the only Ottoman village from the time of the Turkish Thraldom When the crew arrived we already had so much data that I was sure that we were going to make a breakthrough.” So Josh Gates and his Travel Channel filming crew started their way in the wake of all this information They met up with Turkish researchers first and then descended in the Várbarlang of Budapest with metal detectors to find the legendary golden box containing Suleiman’s heart They also visited the Children’s Train and even had time to try out the famous goulash soup “The crew arrived to us on top of the Turbék-Zsibót vineyard in the middle of last August We partly identified this location by resources talking about heights so it could have been an ideal military base thus the location of the sultan’s death as well Our geophysical and remote sensing measurements showed the remains of several significant buildings under the ground which checked up with a ground-plan from 1664.” This is how Professor Pap summed up the work they managed to do until the shooting The film ends with a crucial finding; however But there is a short narration in the end about what happened afterwards The research group officially announced last December that they found an Ottoman-time building in fact at the air-shaft that could be seen in the film So Travel Channel was at the right spot and the explorations have been going on ever since “Our team worked with remote sensing methods this spring and we are now analysing the expansion of the village The excavations started on the 23rd of May and they will probably last for two months We are excavating two additional buildings of the ottoman building complex defined last year we are analysing the structure and the mesology of the village but we are also planning on having an open day so that others can also see the buildings discovered” said Norbert Pap Try to catch Expedition Unknown – The Sultan’s Heart on Travel Channel and find out about this fascinating story Photos: www.facebook.com/ExpeditionUnkownNews Source: http://www.szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu/ Guys…I thought you were better than this Click-bait title followed by…errrr….nothing Either answer your own question or at least have the decency to say it’s an advertorial puff piece Journalistic integrity is a hard thing to gain and a very easy thing to lose Baranya lies in the southwestern corner of Hungary it serves as a melting pot between Hungarian Let us see seven spots in this “Mediterranean” county that are certainly worth a visit Of course, no county is complete without its county seat. Hungary’s 5th greatest city satisfies the needs of both tourists and the local people: history lovers may visit the Old Christian Tombs or the castle ruins culture fans may visit Zsolnay Quarter or attend a concert in Kodály Center and those who long for a good beverage may take a sip of the city’s best beers in Egylet This ancient Eastern European tradition includes people dressing up as devils and making a large pyre Villány is probably the richest area in Baranya mostly due to its world-famous wine culture It is most famous for the Villányi Kékfrankos you may find a large variety of local wines ranging from Portugeiser through CabernSauvignonnon to Zweigelt especially if you come during the time of the Wine Festival of Villány And there is nothing more relaxing than enjoying the green panorama from one of the hilltops with a glass of delicious southern Hungarian wine Though most of Baranya’s territory is covered in mountains and hills lying in the western corner of the Great Plains combines Christian and Muslim culture: you may either visit the Franciscan Gothic Monastery with the pottery workshop in it If you need some rest after the long historical guides you may enjoy an afternoon bath in Siklós Spa and probably one of the most Turkish-influenced settlements in Hungary The enormous castle of Szigetvár was the venue of the Ottoman campaign’s greatest siege in which the armies of the Croatian-Hungarian warlord The memory of this siege pervades the entire city: besides the ruins of the fortress visitors interested in history may also visit the Turkish-Hungarian Friendship Park with the statues of the two heroes as well as the Zrínyi Square in the city center Do we need to mention that there are multiple Turkish baths in Szigetvár The Lake Balaton of Baranya – this is how some local people refer to Orfű and its lake. Orfű is a true bathing town with both a swimming pool and several shores to cool visitors down in the hot southern summer. For those who want more than mere swimming or paddleboating, we recommend attending STRAND Festival or Fishing on Orfű latter of which involves concerts by the most popular Hungarian pop bands Szársomlyó is the southernmost mountain of Hungary It is also called the “Mountain Ploughed by the Devil” the mountain chain received its unique shape from a golden plough that the Devil made as part of a bet Visitors may admire the works of contemporary sculptors in the Statue Park at the foot of the hill or take a guided tour and hike along the dense forests and rocky mountainsides of Szársomlyó Braver adventurers may also try hang-gliding from the peak of the mountain Those who prefer culture to nature may also visit one of the settlements around Szársomlyó Kisharsány or Nagyharsány: the latter two are especially attractive during the Ördögkatlan Festival in August when artists and musicians gather from all around Europe to celebrate together for a week