Detailed description of the castle ruins near Vyshkovo

Nowadays, there are still drawings of the Vyshkovo Fortress, made by the Hungarian military historian and researcher Szőos Elemer. It shows a mighty fortress with stone walls, located on top of a mountain. A stone watchtower stands in the central part of the castle. Near the central gate, there is another tower, cut into the wall. It is not known how much the picture can be trusted. It is quite possible that it is just a figment of the author’s imagination.

Today, the castle hill is densely overgrown with trees and there are practically no traces of the former fortifications. The only thing that tells us about the fortress is the relief feature, which strongly resembles earthen ramparts and ditches.

In 2006, an expedition was conducted to study the castle, but archaeologists did not find any traces of the fortress.

Coordinates: 48 ° 24’00.0 “N 23 ° 16’00.0” E.

The legend of the castle on Mount Varkhed

There is an interesting legend about the castle. It says that after the fortress fell into decay, the mountain was inhabited by robbers. They robbed and kept the people living in the villages nearby in fear.

Once they kidnapped Ilona, the daughter of the richest and most influential merchant in Vyshkovo. The robbers locked her up in one of the castle’s dungeons, hoping to get a substantial ransom. The girl asked for help from higher powers, cursing the robbers. The pleas were heard, and at that moment a powerful storm arose, lightning struck the mountain, opening a rift that swallowed up all its inhabitants. After some time, a lake was formed at this place, which remained the city’s decoration for a long time.