(Hung., Esztergom, anc. Strigonium), a royal free city of Hungary, capital of a cognominal county, on the right bank of the Danube, nearly opposite the mouth of the river Gran, 26 miles N. by W. of Buda. This was long the residence of the Hungarian monarchs, and the finest city in Hungary, till almost annihilated by the attacks of the Turks. These held it for seventy years previous to 1683, when they were finally expelled by John Sobieski of Poland. It is now the seat of the archbishop and primate of Hungary. The cathedral, the palace of the archbishop, and the houses of the chapter, occupy the summit of a high and precipitous rock, the site of an ancient fortress, of which only portions of the walls now remain. The cathedral, commenced in 1821, and only recently finished, is said to be the most splendid building in Hungary. Gran, with its several suburbs, contains about 12,000 inhabitants, who are chiefly employed in the weaving and dyeing of woollen cloths.