Kisvárda Castle

The small town of Kisvárda is located in the Eastern part of Hungary, in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county,  about 50 km northeast from Nyíregyháza. Kisvárda Castle, the town’s most popular tourist feature, was built in the 15^th century.

At the beginning, and during the second half, of the 16^th century, it was enlarged – thereby increasing its fortress-like character. With its arcade, four corner towers, U-shape, inner courtyard, and with its main facades facing inward, it became a Renaissance style castle – which also had a chapel and numerous auxiliary buildings.

Today, essentially only the south wall of the original castle remains. The now rebuilt castle hosts the Festival of Trans-border Hungarian Theatres.

The Synagogue, another of the tourist attractions of the town, was built in 1901; it houses the Rétközi Museum. The Roman-Catholic Church of St. Peter and St. Paul was built in the 18^th century, except for its chancel, which is an inheritance from a 15^th century Gothic church.

Kisvárda Castle