The pearl of Southern Burgenland
Kastell Batthyány
The fort Batthyány is located at Clusiusweg 2 in Güssing and is listed under the object ID 6798. The two-wing building with two-storey arcades on the courtyard side was built around 1740.History: King Ludwig II. transferred the castle Güssing as a reward for the victory over a Turkish army near Jaicean the Hungarian nobleman Franz Batthyány and his nephew Christoph. The family had the castle extended from the 16th century onwards due to the threat of danger from the east. In the course of the construction work Count Ludwig Ernst Batthyány had the castle built at the eastern town gate of Güssing in 1761. When, at the end of August 1921, Burgenland was to be handed over to Austria in accordance with the peace treaties of Trianon and Saint Germain, Hungarian irregulars occupied parts of today's Burgenland and temporarily set up their command post in Batthyány Castle.
Use: Today the castle is used for residential purposes and is still owned by the Batthyány family.
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