A royal castle named in 1177, which gave its name to the later county of Küküllő; a castle, not a town.
Who holds it
- Name
- King Emeric, under the voivode (no count before 1214)
- Title
- Lord of Küküllővár
- Since
- Castle named 1177
- Confidence
- low
Makkai.
Lord in 1200
The king, under the voivode.
How things stand that morning
Royal castle.
Communities
Hungarian castle folk.
Fairs and markets
None recorded for 1200.
Militia
Castle folk of Küküllő.
Walls and castle
Royal castle, named in 1177.
Trade and crafts
Not recorded.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: One record of 1177.
Primary sources for Transylvania (voivode Legforus)
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- The Deeds of the Hungarians, by the Anonymous Notary of King Béla, Anonymus (P. magister) (about 1200 to 1210, the date disputed). Not a record of events but a picture of the kingdom's nobility and geography as a courtier of about 1200 wished to see it: the clans and their lands, the castles and counties, the Vlachs, Cumans and other peoples of the Carpathian basin, all projected back onto the conquest. Read online
- Hungarian royal charters: Fejér's Codex diplomaticus and Szentpétery's critical calendar of the Árpád kings (documents of the 11th to 13th centuries; Fejér published 1829 to 1844, Szentpétery vol. 1 in 1923). The documentary base for Hungary in 1200: King Emeric's grants to Pannonhalma, the bishops, the Templars and Hospitallers, Duke Andrew's acts in Croatia and Dalmatia, and the papal letters of 1200 to Emeric about his brother's rebellion and about heresy in Bosnia. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.