Murska Sobota Castle, Murska Sobota, Slovenia

Murska Sobota Castle was first indirectly mentioned in 1255. Its existence was confirmed in 1478, when a castellum in Belmwra was mentioned, and in 1498, when it was named as castellum Mwrayzombath. The Bel Mura castle was the administrative centre of the whole Belmur territory. It was situated at the crossing of traffic and merchant trails.

During its long history the castle has been owned by many families, including the Széchys and Szápárys. The Széchys had rebuilt the castle in the 16th century. In 1687 it was bought by Peter Szápáry and got the Baroque outlook by his sons in the first half of the 18th century. Its last private owner Geza Szápáry sold it to the Municipality of Murska Sobota in 1934.

During the Second World War it was the seat of Hungarian occupation forces, which is commemorated at the plaque in the entrance corridor.

The castle stands on a flat piece of land in the middle of the town of Murska Sobota, in the axis of an extensive park, arranged in landscape style that stretches from the monument of the National Liberation War to the castle itself. The first floor of the castle has been occupied by the Murska Sobota Regional Museum since 1956.

The ground floor has a four-sided gravel inner courtyard and four edge wings of the same height. On the outer corners four towers with a square floor plan stand out, not surpassing the basic height of the building. On the west side a Baroque Chapel has been added.

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Ákos Nagy-Zámbó (3 years ago)
Nice little castle, but requires some renovation.

Tomaž Miholič (3 years ago)
History od Sobota revealed. Interesting.

Ana-Andreea Cioca (3 years ago)
Nice, unfortunately a part of it was closed for renovations. It is not vary well maintained and that is a pity. It was freezing cold inside in mid January. I guess they have not warm it because of economical reasons, but this is a big minus for the few tourists interested in the castle. Sunday, as many other castles in Slovenia, it is closed. This castle is opened during the week days and until 13:00 on Saturday. I actually added the opening hours for google because it was not even showing. It's clear that they lack tourists, but this opening hours don't help at all. People are mostly free on weekends, so how could someone visit anything if it is closed?! ?

Luka Mitrovic (4 years ago)
Amazing place to visit, I love it

EBE VEYNS (4 years ago)
Far to visit however, nice to see.

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