| Gniew Castle | |
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| Location | Gniew, Poland |
| Coordinates | 53°50′03″N18°49′40″E / 53.83417°N 18.82778°E |
| Built | after 1290 |
| Architectural style(s) | Gothic |
  Location of Gniew Castle in Poland | |
Gniew Castle is a Gothic castle in Gniew, in northern Poland.
| Gniew Castle | |
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| | |
| Location | Gniew, Poland |
| Coordinates | 53°50′03″N18°49′40″E / 53.83417°N 18.82778°E |
| Built | after 1290 |
| Architectural style(s) | Gothic |
| Location of Gniew Castle in Poland | |
Gniew Castle is a Gothic castle in Gniew, in northern Poland.
It is a former castle of the Teutonic Order, built after 1290. By the Second Peace of Toruń (1466) Gniew became again Polish and the castle was given to nobleman Jan de Jani of the Clan of Ostoja, the voivode of Pomerania by the Polish King. It has been expanded and rebuilt several times since. Within the Kingdom of Poland, it served as the seat of the starosts of Gniew, including its most famous resident future King John III Sobieski, who built the adjacent Baroque palace for his wife Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien. The castle has been restored in the late 20th century.
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