Pieskowa Skała

Coordinates: 50°14′39″N 19°46′48″E / 50.24417°N 19.78000°E / 50.24417; 19.78000
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Pieskowa Skała Castle
General view from the bastion.
Map
General information
Architectural styleRenaissance - Mannerism[1]
Town or citySułoszowa
CountryPoland

Pieskowa Skała (pronounced

Władysław I the Elbow-high
(Władysław Łokietek) before 1315, as "castrum Peskenstein".

History

Pieskowa Skała castle, built by King Casimir III the Great (Kazimierz Wielki), is one of the best-known examples of a defensive Polish Renaissance architecture. It was erected in the first half of the 14th century. It is part of the chain of fortified castles along the Trail of the Eagle's Nests, along the highland plane of the Polish Jura (Polish: Jura Krakowsko-Częstochowska) extending north-west from Kraków to the city of Częstochowa.[2]

The castle was renovated and donated in 1377 by king

Władysław Jagiełło in recognition of faithful service at the Battle of Grunwald by Piotr Szafraniec, the chamberlain of Kraków.[2]

The castle was rebuilt in 1542–1544 by Niccolò Castiglione with participation from Gabriel Słoński of Kraków.

risalit above the gate is a 17th-century addition.[2]

The last owner of the castle of Szafraniec family was Jędrzej, Stanisław's son, who died childless in 1608.[2] After his death the estate was purchased by Maciej Łubnicki and later by the Zebrzydowski family. In 1640 Michał Zebrzydowski built the bastion fortifications with baroque gate and a chapel. The castle changed hands many times over the centuries. In 1903 it was bought by the Pieskowa Skała Society led by Adolf Dygasiński and with time turned over to the Polish state and meticulously restored.[2]

Popular culture

The castle has been featured in many films and TV series including

zloty stamp issued by the Polish Post in 1971, which remained in circulation until 1994. It was part of the Polish Castles series.[3]

Gallery

  • View of the Hercules' Club rock formation and Pieskowa Skała Castle
    View of the Hercules' Club rock formation and Pieskowa Skała Castle
  • Inner courtyard (before renovation)
    Inner courtyard (before renovation)
  • Fortified entrance
    Fortified entrance
  • Castle garden
    Castle garden
  • Castle walls
    Castle walls
  • Outer courtyard
    Outer courtyard
  • Artworks inside the castle museum
    Artworks inside the castle museum
  • View from Ojców by Antoni Lange, 1839
    View from Ojców by Antoni Lange, 1839

See also

References

  1. ^ Gmina Sułoszowa (2006). "Pieskowa Skała". Turystyka (in Polish). Suloszowa.pl. Archived from the original on 2006-02-18 – via Internet Archive.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^
    Wawelu (2016). "Historia zamku (Castle History)". Official portal (in Polish). Pieskowaskala.pl. Archived from the original
    on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  3. ^ "KZP" (in Polish). Retrieved 10 March 2021.

External links

Media related to Pieskowa Skała Castle at Wikimedia Commons

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