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The Palanok Castle or Mukachevo Castle -LRB- -LSB- Замок '' Паланок '' , Romanization of Ukrainian , translit .. Mukachevo. Mukachevo. Ukrainian. Ukraine. Zamok `` Palanok '' -RSB- Munkacs vara , Munkacsi var -RRB- is a historic castle in the city of Mukacheve in the western Ukrainian oblast -LRB- province -RRB- of Zakarpattia .. historic castle. List of castles in Ukraine. Mukacheve. Mukacheve. Ukrainian. Ukraine. oblast. oblast. province. Administrative divisions of Ukraine. Zakarpattia. Zakarpattia Oblast. The Palanok Castle is delicately preserved , and is located on a former 68 metre high volcanic hill .. volcanic hill. volcano. The castle complex consists of three parts  : the high , middle , and low castle .. The founding cornerstone for the castle was laid sometime in the 14th century by the members of the Hungarian noble family Aba and was an important fortification of the Kingdom of Hungary throughout the centuries .. cornerstone. cornerstone. Kingdom of Hungary. Kingdom of Hungary. The castle was later transformed into an impregnable fortress by French engineers .. fortress. fortress. French. France. After the storming of the Bastille , a famous French prison , the Palanok Castle was used as an all-European political prison .. French. France. storming of the. storming of the Bastille. Bastille. Bastille. Through the centuries , the castle served as a residence to many people  : the Koriatovych family for almost 200 years , the Serbian prince Đurađ Brankovic , Regent of Hungary Janos Hunyadi , and the wife of a Hungarian king , Laiosh Maria , among many others .. Serbian prince. List of Serbian monarchs. Đurađ Brankovic. George, Prince of Rascia. Regent of Hungary. Regent#Hungary. Janos Hunyadi. John Hunyadi. Hungarian king. List of Hungarian rulers. During the ownership of Prince Fedir Koriatovych , the castle became one of the most protected castles in the region .. Fedir Koriatovych. Fedir Koriatovych. The prince and his family lived in the highest part of the castle , which had lavishly decorated interiors .. Francis II Rakoczi later used the castle as the centre of a war of independence led by himself .. Francis II Rakoczi. Francis II Rakoczi. In 1726 , Charles VI , Holy Roman Emperor , granted Palanok Castle with Mukacheve , Chynadiyovo and 200 villages to Elector Lothar Franz von Schonborn who had elected and crowned him and was one of his main political supporters within the Empire .. Mukacheve. Mukacheve. Chynadiyovo. Chynadiyovo. Lothar Franz von Schonborn. Lothar Franz von Schonborn. The estate , one of the largest in Eastern Europe , remained in the family well into the 20th century .. From 1796 to 1897 , Palanok Castle was used as a prison .. During 1805 -- 1806 , the Crown of St. Stephen was kept within the castle to protect it from Napoleon I 's troops .. Crown of St. Stephen. Crown of St. Stephen. Napoleon I. Napoleon I of France. In 1926 , the castle was used as a barracks , and later as an agricultural college .. barracks. barracks. At the time of the castle 's height , it had a strong protection  : 164 cannons of varying sizes and 60 barrels of gunpowder .. gunpowder. gunpowder. The castle was also surrounded by a deep moat , surrounded by high wooden walls , to protect the castle from invaders .. moat. moat. The total area of the castle is 14,000 m ² .. The castle consists of 130 different rooms with a complex system of underground passages connecting them together .. The castle currently houses a museum dedicated to the history of Mukachevo and the castle .. Mukachevo. Mukachevo