Prudnik Castle

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Prudnik Castle
Native names
Polish: Zamek w Prudniku
German: Wogendrüssel
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Model of the castle
Location Prudnik, Opole Voivodeship, Poland
Coordinates 50°19′23″N17°34′42″E / 50.322958°N 17.578392°E / 50.322958; 17.578392
Built1255
Built forWok of Rosenberg
Demolished27 August 1806
Architectural style(s) Gothic
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Location of Prudnik Castle in Poland
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Prudnik Castle (Opole Voivodeship)

Prudnik Castle was a gothic castle located in Prudnik, Opole Voivodeship, within the Upper Silesia region of Poland.

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History

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The surviving Wok's Tower

Prudnik Castle was located in the defensive bend of the Prudnik river. It was built in 1255. It was founded a Czech knight Wok of Rosenberg. [1]

The castle was destroyed in 1428 by the Hussites. After the end of the first Silesian War, Frederick the Great rebuilt the castle. [2]

A fire on 27 August 1806 burnt the entire castle except of one tower called "Wok's Tower", which is now the only remnant of the castle. [2]

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References

  1. Weltzel, Augustin (2005). Historia miasta Prudnika na Górnym Śląsku. Opole: Wydawnictwo MS. ISBN   83-8894-560-2.
  2. 1 2 Chodkowska, Anna; Chorowska, Małgorzata. "Virtual reconstruction of the medieval castle in Prudnik". CEJSH.

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