The Series Historic Buildings in Transylvania, launched in 1993, presents the most precious examples of Transylvanian built heritage connected to the Hungarian culture, with the purpose of drawing the general public's attention on values, heritage and our responsibilities towards these. The publications of this series are recommended especially to those who at present own or use such values, but also to those who are interested in history, architecture and the Transylvanian art.

The first number of the Series Historic Buildings in Transylvania presents the Báthory Castle in Şimleu Silvaniei, a settlement part of the Crasna Mediaeval county. The Mediaeval Castle of strategic importance owned by the Báthory family has been in a ruinous state ever since the 18^th century. The walls of the edifice, fortified with Italian-type bastions, encompass a park. The two cylindrical towers remind us of the Mediaeval mansion, a quadrilateral building with four wings.