Barciany Castle

Last updated
Barciany Castle
Ordensburg Barten
Barciany Zamek Krzyzacki 05.JPG
General information
Architectural style Brick Gothic
Location Poland
Town or city Barciany, Kętrzyn County
Construction started13th century

Barciany Castle (German : Ordensburg Barten), is a 14th-century Teutonic Castle in Barciany village in Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.

German language West Germanic language

German is a West Germanic language that is mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, South Tyrol (Italy), the German-speaking Community of Belgium, and Liechtenstein. It is also one of the three official languages of Luxembourg and a co-official language in the Opole Voivodeship in Poland. The languages which are most similar to German are the other members of the West Germanic language branch: Afrikaans, Dutch, English, the Frisian languages, Low German/Low Saxon, Luxembourgish, and Yiddish. There are also strong similarities in vocabulary with Danish, Norwegian and Swedish, although those belong to the North Germanic group. German is the second most widely spoken Germanic language, after English.

Teutonic Order Medieval military order

The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem, commonly the Teutonic Order, is a Catholic religious order founded as a military order c. 1190 in Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem.

Barciany Village in Warmian-Masurian, Poland

Barciany is a village in Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Barciany. It lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Kętrzyn and 74 km (46 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Contents

History

Barciany Castle was first mentioned in 1325 as a wooden structure. In the late 14th century the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order Winrich von Kniprode [1] decided to place the seat of a Komtur. The construction of a brick castle started in 1377, ending around 1400, with later additions in the 15th century.

Grand Master of the Teutonic Order

The Grand Master is the holder of the supreme office of the Teutonic Order. It is equivalent to the grand master of other military orders and the superior general in non-military Roman Catholic religious orders. Hochmeister, literally "high master", is only used in reference to the Teutonic Order, as Großmeister is used in German to refer to the leaders of other orders of knighthood.

Winrich von Kniprode German noble

Winrich von Kniprode was the 22nd Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights. He was the longest serving Grand Master, holding the position for 31 years (1351–1382).

Commander, or Knight Commander, is a title of honor prevalent in chivalric order and fraternal orders.

The castle remained under the rule of the Order until the moment of its secularization, when it became the seat of the steward of a local estate. The castle was a private property from the 19th century until 1945. After World War II it was turned into the offices and storerooms of a local PGR (State Agricultural Farm).

World War II 1939–1945 global war

World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. The vast majority of the world's countries—including all the great powers—eventually formed two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. A state of total war emerged, directly involving more than 100 million people from over 30 countries. The major participants threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. World War II was the deadliest conflict in human history, marked by 50 to 85 million fatalities, most of whom were civilians in the Soviet Union and China. It included massacres, the genocide of the Holocaust, strategic bombing, premeditated death from starvation and disease, and the only use of nuclear weapons in war.

See also

Related Research Articles

Royal Prussia former country

Royal Prussia or Polish Prussia was a region of the Kingdom of Poland from 1466 to 1772.

Malbork Place in Pomeranian, Poland

Malbork is a town in northwestern Poland in the Żuławy region, with 38,478 inhabitants (2006). Situated in the Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, it was previously assigned to Elbląg Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Malbork County.

Bytów Place in Pomeranian, Poland

Bytów(listen) (Kashubian: Bëtowò; German: Bütow is a town in the Gdańsk Pomerania region of northern Poland with 16,888 inhabitants. Previously in Słupsk Voivodeship, it is the capital of Bytów County in Pomeranian Voivodeship.

Bartoszyce Place in Warmian-Masurian, Poland

Bartoszyce(listen) is a town on the Łyna River in northeastern Poland with 25,621 inhabitants. It is the capital of Bartoszyce County within the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.

Ostróda Place in Warmian-Masurian, Poland

Ostróda is a town in Ostróda County in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland, with 33,191 inhabitants as of December 31, 2009.

Lubawa Place in Warmian-Masurian, Poland

Lubawapronounced [luˈbava] is a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland. It is located in Iława County on the Sandela River, some 18 km (11 mi) southeast of Iława.

Pieniężno Place in Warmian-Masurian, Poland

Pieniężno is a town on the Wałsza River in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland. It is located in Braniewo County and had a population of 2,975 in 2004.

Brześć Kujawski Place in Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Poland

Brześć Kujawski, often anglicized to Kuyavian Brest, is a town in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland. Once a royal seat of Kuyavia, the town has been the seat of one of two small duchies into which Kuyavia has been temporarily divided. According to a census done on 31 December 2010, the town has a population of 4,603.

Ordensburg

Ordensburgs were fortresses built by crusading German military orders during the Middle Ages. The term "Ordensburgen" was also used during Nazi Germany to refer to training schools for Nazi leaders.

Dobrzyń nad Wisłą Place in Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Poland

Dobrzyń nad Wisłą is a town in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. It lies on the Vistula River in the vicinity of Włocławek. As of 2004 the town had a population of 2,400.

Węgorzewo Place in Warmian-Masurian, Poland

Węgorzewo is a tourist town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, not far from the border with Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast. It is the seat of Węgorzewo County. Lake Mamry is close to the town.

Biskupiec Place in Warmian-Masurian, Poland

Biskupiec(listen) is a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland. It is located in Olsztyn County and has a predominantly Catholic population of approximately 11,400. The countryside surrounding Biskupiec is a popular tourist destination, part of the Masurian Lake District.

Znamensk, Kaliningrad Oblast place in Russia

Znamensk is a rural locality in Gvardeysky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Pregolya River at its confluence with the Lava River 50 kilometers (31 mi) east of Kaliningrad. Population: 4,036 (2010 Census); 4,302 (2002 Census); 4,570 (1989 Census).

Dzierzgoń Place in Pomeranian, Poland

Dzierzgoń is a town in the Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is located in Sztum County east of Malbork and south of Elbląg on the river Dzierzgoń. Dzierzgoń has a population of 5,800, while the city and its environs have a combined population of 10,000.

Königsberg Castle

The Königsberg Castle was a castle in Königsberg, Germany, and was one of the landmarks of the East Prussian capital Königsberg.

Ryn Place in Warmian-Masurian, Poland

Ryn is a town in Poland located 19 km southwest of Giżycko, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. Until the reorganization of 1999 it had been assigned to Suwałki Voivodeship. It had a population of 3,062 inhabitants as of December 31, 2004.

Łęczyca Castle

The Łęczyca Royal Castle is a medieval castle situated in Łęczyca, Poland. The castle was erected by Casimir III the Great as a fortification during 1357-1370.

Toruń Castle

Toruń Castle or Thorn Castle is a 13th- or 14th-century castle of the Teutonic Order located in Toruń (Thorn), Poland. The Castle is part of the Medieval Town of Toruń, one of the World Heritage Sites in Poland.

Lidzbark Warmiński Castle

The Castle of Warmian Bishops is a fortified castle from the 14th century located in the town of Lidzbark Warmiński, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland. It is one of the most precious Gothic structures in the country and a popular destination for holidaymakers.

Nidzica Castle

Nidzica castle is a 14th-century castle located in Nidzica, Poland.

References

  1. ↑ "Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich" . Retrieved 2013-08-24.

Coordinates: 54°12′50″N21°20′53″E / 54.2138°N 21.3481°E / 54.2138; 21.3481

Geographic coordinate system Coordinate system

A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on Earth to be specified by a set of numbers, letters or symbols. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represents a vertical position and two or three of the numbers represent a horizontal position; alternatively, a geographic position may be expressed in a combined three-dimensional Cartesian vector. A common choice of coordinates is latitude, longitude and elevation. To specify a location on a plane requires a map projection.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.