Frontier town · Kingdom of Hungary · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Ungvár

The castle of Ung on the Uzh, 'Hunguar' in the Gesta of about 1200, seat of the royal county and the gate to the Uzsok pass into Galicia.

An earthwork castle with castle folk; the stone castle and the town are later.

Who holds it

Name
not pinned for 1 January 1200
Title
the ispán of Ung
Confidence
low

Lord in 1200

King Emeric through the ispán of Ung (see Zemplén and Ung).

Communities

Castle folk.

Militia

Castle warriors and pass guards.

Walls and castle

Earthwork castle.

Trade and crafts

The road over the Uzsok pass to Sambir and Przemyśl.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: The castle is old; the 1200 state is not described in the sources reached.

Primary sources for Hungary

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.

4 more in the sources library for Poland, Hungary and the Adriatic.

Sources and studies

  1. Ung County (Wikipedia)
  2. Gesta Hungarorum (Wikipedia)

Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.