Old Castle in Żywiec

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Old Castle in Żywiec

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Old Castle in Żywiec
Coordinates 49°41′16″N19°11′59″E / 49.68778°N 19.19972°E / 49.68778; 19.19972 Coordinates: 49°41′16″N19°11′59″E / 49.68778°N 19.19972°E / 49.68778; 19.19972
Built 16th century
Architectural style(s) Gothic
Renaissance
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Location of the Old Castle in Poland

Old Castle in Żywiec (Polish : Stary zamek w Żywcu) is a castle located in Żywiec, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.

Polish language West Slavic language spoken in Poland

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Żywiec Place in Silesian, Poland

Żywiec is a town in south-central Poland with 32,242 inhabitants. Between 1975 and 1998, it was located within the Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship, but has since become part of the Silesian Voivodeship.

Silesian Voivodeship Voivodeship in Poland

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History

A castle (cum castro) in Żywiec was first mentioned in 1467, as destroyed by an army, under Casimir IV Jagiellon's command against the House of Komorowski, with the Korczak Coat of Arms, recorded by Jan Długosz. However it is not certain whether it denoted the castle in the town or a fortifications on a nearby Grójec hill. Archaeological scrutiny dates the origins of the castle in the first half of the 15th century. [1] A later expansion was constructed in 1567 by the House of Komorowski. Under the ownership and will of Jan Spytek Komorowski, during the castle's expansion a Renaissance style courtyard was built, which is still untouched in its current form. [2]

Casimir IV Jagiellon King of Poland

Casimir IV KG of the Jagiellonian dynasty was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1440 and King of Poland from 1447, until his death. He was one of the most active Polish rulers, under whom Poland, by defeating the Teutonic Knights in the Thirteen Years' War recovered Pomerania, and the Jagiellonian dynasty became one of the leading royal houses in Europe. He was a strong opponent of aristocracy, and helped to strengthen the importance of Parliament and the Senate.

Korczak coat of arms

Korczak is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several noble families of Clan Korczak in the times of the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Jan Długosz Polish archbishop

Jan Długosz, also known as Ioannes, Joannes, or Johannes Longinus or Dlugossius, was a Polish priest, chronicler, diplomat, soldier, and secretary to Bishop Zbigniew Oleśnicki of Kraków. He is considered Poland's first historian.

Since 2005, the Old Castle in Żywiec hosts the City Museum in Żywiec (Muzeum Miejskie w Żywcu, Polish). [3] The Old Castle's permanent exhibition includes an ethnographical exhibition - which completes the Wooden Architecture Trail in the Silesian Voivodeship, in Poland. [4]

Ethnography is the systematic study of people and cultures. It is designed to explore cultural phenomena where the researcher observes society from the point of view of the subject of the study. An ethnography is a means to represent graphically and in writing the culture of a group. The word can thus be said to have a double meaning, which partly depends on whether it is used as a count noun or uncountable. The resulting field study or a case report reflects the knowledge and the system of meanings in the lives of a cultural group.

Poland Republic in Central Europe

Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country located in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative subdivisions, covering an area of 312,696 square kilometres (120,733 sq mi), and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With a population of approximately 38.5 million people, Poland is the sixth most populous member state of the European Union. Poland's capital and largest metropolis is Warsaw. Other major cities include Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk, and Szczecin.

Notes

  1. ↑ Przewodnik po zamku..., 2002, p. 3
  2. ↑ "Zamek w Żywcu". Polskie Szlaki. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Main Page". Museum in Żywiec. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "History of the Old Castle". Museum in Żywiec. Retrieved 3 May 2015.

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