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 has less than 2000 permanent inhabitants. The small town became a city 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 (http://www.visegrad.hu/)

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