| Sztum Castle | |
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 Sztum Castle | |
| Coordinates | 53°54′54″N19°02′24″E / 53.91500°N 19.04000°E Coordinates: 53°54′54″N19°02′24″E / 53.91500°N 19.04000°E |
| Built | 1326-1335 |
| Architectural style(s) | Gothic |
  Location of the Sztum Castle in Poland | |
Sztum Castle (Polish: Zamek w Sztumie) is a castle located by Lake Zajezierskie, on Galla Anonima Street. [1]
The castle was built in the Gothic architectural style in the years of 1326 to 1335, in the shape of a polygon with two towers, in the location of a former Old Prussian gord. [2] The castle functioned as the headquarters of a Prussian Vogt. The castle became part of the Kingdom of Poland in 1410. After the Thirteen Years' War (1454–66), the castle became the headquarters for the Starosta. The castle was destroyed during the Deluge wars with the Swedish Empire, and partially deconstructed by the Prussians. Currently, two wings of the castle exist which were reconstructed in the nineteenth century, the prison tower, gates and fortification walls. The castle was the formerly housed the Sztum Centre of Culture (Sztumskie Centrum Kultury). [3]
Sielecki Castle is a castle in the city of Sosnowiec in southern Poland, located in the Sielc distric. The castle is located on the left bank of the Czarna Przemsza River. It was built in the 17th century and it is the oldest building in the city.
The Dunajec river castles is a chain of thirteen medieval castles, built in southern Lesser Poland, along the Dunajec river. The castles protected the border between the Kingdom of Poland and the Kingdom of Hungary, as well as a very important international trade route, which went along the Dunajec and the Poprad all the way down to the Danube river. Most of the castles are in ruins now, and some have disappeared. Their history dates back to the period known as the Fragmentation of Poland in the early 12th century, when, according to his will, known as the Testament of Bolesław III Wrymouth, the country was divided into several provinces. The Dunajec river castles were located on the territory of two castellanies, Wojnicz and Nowy Sącz, in the extreme south of the Seniorate Province.
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