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Siege of Güns

Siege of Güns was a siege conducted on 5 August 1532 at Kőszeg, in what is now Hungary; it lasted 25 days. It was part of the Habsburg–Ottoman wars in Hungary, which ran from 1526 to 1568. The recorded result: The defenders prevented the Ottoman advance into Vienna. Recorded strength: 700–800 against 100,000–120,000.

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Belagerung von Güns 1532, Kupferstich
Belagerung von Güns 1532, Kupferstich. Eduard Schön, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought5 August 1532lasted 25 days
WhereKőszeg, Hungary47.388N, 16.542E
OutcomeThe defenders prevented the Ottoman advance into Vienna
BelligerentsHabsburg Monarchy; Kingdom of Hungary; Kingdom of CroatiaagainstOttoman Empire
Casualties and lossesHeavyandModerate losses
Part ofHabsburg–Ottoman wars in Hungary1526 to 1568

Where it sits in the Habsburg–Ottoman wars in Hungary

Siege of Güns, 1532Siege of Marburg, 1532Battle of Leobersdorf, 1532Battle of Đakovo, 153715321537Siege of Güns, 1532
4 placed engagements of the Habsburg–Ottoman wars in Hungary in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date5 August 1532
to 30 August 1532
PlaceKőszeg, Hungary
47.388N, 16.542E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength700–800100,000–120,000
Casualties and lossesHeavyModerate losses
Commanders
  • Nikola Jurišić
Siege of GünsSiege of GünsBattle of the Leitha RiverSiege of Wiener NeustadtBattle of Saint GotthardBattle of CsornaBattle of MosonBattle of Saint GotthardBattle of CsornaBattle of MosonViennaBratislavaLinzGrazMariborKaposvárKlagenfurtSzékesfehérvár100 km47.388N, 16.542E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Siege of Güns
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 25 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Siege of Güns today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-06-15. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 275 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 210 to 731 m, 521 m of relief, steep country and today it is 61% tree cover, 18% grassland, 14% cropland.

tree cover: 61%grassland: 18%cropland: 14%built-up: 6%tree cover 61%grassland 18%cropland 14%built-up 6%
west to east, 10.0 km270 to 606 mnorth to south, 10.0 km229 to 321 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1532

Siege of Güns is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 128 in present-day Hungary.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q673641, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Kőszeg, revision 1375078191, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.