Toruń Castle

Coordinates: 53°00′34″N 18°36′39″E / 53.00944°N 18.61083°E / 53.00944; 18.61083
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Toruń Castle
Ruins of the Toruń Castle today
LocationToruń, Poland
Coordinates53°00′34″N 18°36′39″E / 53.00944°N 18.61083°E / 53.00944; 18.61083
Built13th or 14th century
Architectural style(s)Gothic
Europe
Historic Monument of Poland
Designated1994-09-08
Part ofToruń – Old and New Town
Reference no.M.P. z 1994 r. Nr 50, poz. 422[1]
Toruń Castle is located in Poland
Toruń Castle
Location of Toruń Castle in Poland

Toruń Castle is a 13th- or 14th-

Historic Monuments of Poland.[2][1]

History

The garderobe tower of the Toruń Castle
Map showing the location of the Toruń Castle in the medieval Toruń neighbourghood

The Toruń Castle was one of the first

pagan Old Prussians, and subsequently the formation of the Teutonic state. The castle's first known function was as the residence of a Teutonic commander.[5]

Little of the castle survives to the present day, as it has been

Thirteen Years' War (1454–66).[2]

The castle was partially

Second Peace of Thorn.[2]

Architecture

Unlike most later Teutonic castles, it was not a four-winged, rectangular conventional castle;[9] instead it had only two wings, laid out in a pattern similar to that of a horseshoe.[2][10]

The largest section of the castle to survive to present day is the garderobe tower (dansker). The tower is located over a stream that joins the nearby Vistula river.[11]

The other section of the former castle remaining today are the cellars. Other sections of the former castle now function as permanent exhibits. The permanent exhibits, which are mostly in the palace's vaults, are displayed in settings such as the armoury, kitchen, dormitory, scriptorium, and the mint.[5]

Ruins of the Toruń Castle

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Zarządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 8 września 1994 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii., M.P. z 1994 r. Nr 50, poz. 422
  2. ^ a b c d e "Zamek krzyżacki Toruń". Turystyka.torun.pl. 2006-03-15. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
  3. ISBN 978-1-84176-561-7
    .
  4. ^ "*** Toruń *** Zamek W Toruniu *** Zamki Polski ***". Zamkipolskie.com. 2005-06-23. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
  5. ^ a b "Teutonic Castle Ruins". Toruń. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  6. ISBN 978-1-78096-217-7
    .
  7. ISBN 978-1-84176-561-7
    .
  8. ISBN 978-83-86245-49-9. pages unknown, cited after this online fragment
  9. ISBN 9781843830665
    . Retrieved 2013-08-16.
  10. ISBN 978-1-136-16281-7
    .
  11. ISBN 978-1-78096-217-7
    .

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