Mihalț

Miháld, now called Mehadia, lies in a mountain valley of the Banat of Severin. Its royal castle stood on a narrow ridge above steep drops, with a powerful tower guarding the accessible northern side. A castellan of Myhald is recorded in 1323, and the fortress became the political and administrative centre of a surrounding district. Hungarian kings used it as a base against threats beyond the mountains. After the defeat at Mohács in 1526, control of this frontier stronghold became part of the struggle over the divided Hungarian kingdom.