The statue of Miklós Jurisics stands in the courtyard of Jurisics Castle in Kőszeg (Güns). It commemorates the Croatian-Hungarian military leader who served under Ferdinand I. The bronze sculpture was created in 1963 by the sculptor Sándor Mikus. Jurisics became famous for defending the town during the Siege of Kőszeg in 1532. With fewer than a thousand defenders, he held off a large Ottoman army under Suleiman the Magnificent for several weeks. His resistance delayed the Ottomans’ advance toward Vienna. The statue commemorates Jurisics as the city’s defender and highlights Kőszeg’s historical significance as a border fortress against the Ottoman Empire. To this day, the city’s bells ring daily at 11 a.m. to mark the end of the siege.