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gniew+castle Latitude and Longitude:

53°50′03″N 18°49′40″E / 53.83417°N 18.82778°E / 53.83417; 18.82778
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Gniew Castle
Location Gniew, Poland
Coordinates 53°50′03″N 18°49′40″E / 53.83417°N 18.82778°E / 53.83417; 18.82778
Builtafter 1290
Architectural style(s) Gothic
Gniew Castle is located in Poland
Gniew Castle
Location of Gniew Castle in Poland

Gniew Castle is a Gothic castle in Gniew, in northern Poland.

History

It is a former castle of the Teutonic Order, built after 1290. By the Second Peace of Toruń (1466) Gniew became again Polish and the castle was given to nobleman Jan de Jani of the Clan of Ostoja, the voivode of Pomerania by the Polish King. It has been expanded and rebuilt several times since. Within the Kingdom of Poland, it served as the seat of the starosts of Gniew, including its most famous resident future King John III Sobieski, who built the adjacent Baroque palace for his wife Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien. The castle has been restored in the late 20th century.

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gniew+castle Latitude and Longitude:

53°50′03″N 18°49′40″E / 53.83417°N 18.82778°E / 53.83417; 18.82778
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gniew Castle
Location Gniew, Poland
Coordinates 53°50′03″N 18°49′40″E / 53.83417°N 18.82778°E / 53.83417; 18.82778
Builtafter 1290
Architectural style(s) Gothic
Gniew Castle is located in Poland
Gniew Castle
Location of Gniew Castle in Poland

Gniew Castle is a Gothic castle in Gniew, in northern Poland.

History

It is a former castle of the Teutonic Order, built after 1290. By the Second Peace of Toruń (1466) Gniew became again Polish and the castle was given to nobleman Jan de Jani of the Clan of Ostoja, the voivode of Pomerania by the Polish King. It has been expanded and rebuilt several times since. Within the Kingdom of Poland, it served as the seat of the starosts of Gniew, including its most famous resident future King John III Sobieski, who built the adjacent Baroque palace for his wife Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien. The castle has been restored in the late 20th century.

See also

External links



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