Będzin Castle
| Będzin Royal Castle | |
|---|---|
Polish Gothic | |
| Town or city | Będzin |
| Country | Poland |
| Coordinates | 50°19′38″N 19°07′45″E / 50.327217°N 19.129145°E |
| Construction started | 13th century |
| Completed | 1348 |
| Demolished | 1657 |
| Client | Casimir III the Great |
The Będzin Castle is a
Kingdom of Poland and later, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
.
History
The village of
Tatar invasion in 1241 and subsequently rebuilt.[1]
During the reign of
Magdeburg Law
city rights shortly afterwards, in 1358.
The castle was meant to be a military outpost on the southwestern border of the
War of the Polish Succession (1587–1588).[3]
The castle fell into disrepair in the late 16th century. The fire of 1616 and damage during
Protestant church temporarily housed inside, but after Raczyński's death in 1845 plans to open an academy or a hospital there were abandoned, and the castle once again fell into disrepair.[3]
The castle was not rebuilt again until the times of
Museum
The castle became the site of a
Eagle Nests Trail or Szlak Orlich Gniazd) and the final one, to the military history of the Będzin region.[1][5]
Architecture
The castle has two towers, a cylindrical one and a square one. Smaller buildings were attached to the towers. There were three layers of walls, and the castle was connected to the
city walls, parts of which survived till today.[6]
Gallery
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Będzin Castle by Napoleon Orda, 1881 -
Będzin Castle and a synagogue in the interwar period -
General view of the castle -
The castle's tower -
The castle at dusk
See also
- Castles in Poland
- Trail of the Eagle's Nests
References
- ^ a b c (in Polish) Zamek gotycki z XIV wieku w Będzinie Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 19 July 2007.
- ^ (in Polish) Będzin - Gotycki zamek królewski. Retrieved on 19 July 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f g h (in Polish) Zamek Królewski w Będzinie
- ^ a b Będzin: History and monuments Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 19 July 2007.
- ^ a b (in Polish) MUZEUM ZAGŁĘBIA W BĘDZINIE. Retrieved on 19 July 2007.
- ^ "Będzin z zemak" (in Polish). Retrieved 9 March 2021.
External links
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