Jurisics Castle, named after Croatian nobleman Nikola Jurišić (Hungarian: Miklós Jurisics) is located in Kőszeg, Hungary.

During the Little War in Hungary, Pargalı İbrahim Pasha under the command of Suleiman the Magnificent laid siege to the castle in 1532. Jurišić and less than 1000 men defended the castle for 25 days without any artillery, despite 19 assaults.

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The Rimanoczy-Castle is located in the village of Zsira, by the Repce River in western Hungary, 17km from Koszeg, and 12km from the spa town of Bukfurdo, close to the Austrian border. The castle, surrounded by a nice park, has a romantic atmosphere.
The Baroque-style castle was built in the 1730s. Walls in the salon and in the library are decorated with wooden plates, while pictures above the doors feature kings, queens and noblemen of the era. Today, the building is used as a retirement home.