Szőcs Péter Levente (szerk.): Ecsed. Ghid cultural şi istoric (Satu Mare, 2009)

Nagyecsed és környéke a középkorban

located on the site of Remete. Archaeological materials were discovered here, dating from the 11th to 14th century. A settlement of serfs was identified in the north, north-western side of the hill, on an area of 300-400 m length, called Váralja, documented as inhabited since 1353. It was certainly founded later than Remete, because the archaeological finds discovered here date from the 13th and 14th centuries. Sárvár and Szentmárton villages were located south-west of the castle.

The flourishing settlement was “terribly devastated by the Tartars”. A treasure containing 911 silver-coins was buried at this event at Ecsed. It comprised silver denars minted at Friesach, discovered in 1941 during plowing. The scale of the destruction is illustrated by the fact that the grave of a young girl, buried with a golden plate, was dug over the foundation of the tower. The tower was rebuilt between 1250 and 1251, using the 30 silver marks received for the domain of Futak, sold by the family earlier. In spite of the rebuilding, the monastery started to decay. The descendants of the kindred, except the Várdai family, gradually sold their lands. In the same time, the Báthori family, built its new residence at Ecsed, and for Sárvár this meant the loss of its central role in the area. The depopulation of the settlements surrounding the castle was completed at the middle of the 15th century: Szentmárton and

Vestigii de secol XIII-XIV descoperite la mănăstirea din Sárvár 13-14. századi leletek a sárvári monostorból Finds dating from the 13th to 14th centuries discovered at the monastery of Sárvár

Inel de tâmplă şi plăcuţe de aur dintr-un mormânt descoperit la mănăstire, cca. 1241 Arany hajkarika és lemezek a monostor körül feltárt sírból, 1241 körül Golden ring and plates discovered with a burial at the monastery, around 1241

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