Erdut Castle is a castle

Castle

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 in Erdut

Erdut

Erdut is a village and a municipality in eastern Croatia. It is located in the Osijek-Baranja County, eastern Slavonia, 37 km east of Osijek. The elevation of the village of Erdut is 158 m...

, Croatia

Croatia

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Built in the 14th century, Erdut Castle lies on a bluff 70 meters above the Danube

Danube

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. The surrounding area below the bluff is completely flat, which provided an excellent view of any marauding hordes invading from the east.
The settlement and castle is first mentioned as Ardud in 1335. The documents of the 15th century in Titel provost and alsólindvai Bánffy family owned estate is mentioned in the Erdődi, dated 1552 and 1687 between the Turkish occupations.