Bač Fortress

The Bač fortress is an extremely valuable monument of medieval culture.

The Bač fortress witnessed the rich historical past of Bač, and is a rather valuable monument of medieval culture. The first traces in the written sources about Bač come from the period of the emperor Justinian. Today's fortress was built in the 14th century during the reign of the Hungarian king Charles Robert. In the 14th century there were frequent Turk intrusions, and many rebellions against the Turks started from the fortress lying on a small hill above the town and surrounded by the Mostonga river on all sides. Entrance was through a drawbridge, which is today replaced by a regular wooden one. In the period after the battle of Mohát in 1529, the town and the fortress fell under Turkish reign. During the Rákoczi's rebellion in the 18th century, the fortress was largely destroyed, damaged, burned, and abandoned. In the 20th century, some repair work was done, and it is open for tourists.