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Well yesterday our staff took a little break from bookbinding to celebrate one of our favorite formerly little bookbinders. Congratulations Lily we are so proud of you.

The castle of Bács was founded by our first Hungarian king, King St. István, and it was the center of Bácska County.

Now, it is located in Serbia. In Serbian, the town is known as Bač (Бач); in Slovak as Báč; in Croatian (Šokac) as Bač; in Hungarian as Bács; in German as Batsch.

King Ladislaus I (Szent lászló) made the town the seat of a new archbishopric in 1085. The current name of the town was first recorded in 1092 when its fort was built. In 1111 the parish was mentioned as Bache. In 1154, the Arab geographer Idrisi mentions it under the name Bakasin and claim that “it is a famous city that was mentioned among old big cities”. The first castle was not made of stone so the Mongols could burn it down in 1241.

The castle was built in French fashion, with 8 bastions. There were three moats around it and two churches inside.

You can read more details about its history on my page, and view many more pictures:
https://www.hungarianottomanwars.com/ottoman-occupied-lands/bacs/

Photo: Alps to Europe