Ruins of old fortifications blend with natural
limestoneoutcrops in what remains of the Olsztyn Castle near
Częstochowa. Located in the
Polish Jura Chain, which stretches from Częstochowa in the north to
Kraków in the south, Olsztyn is part of a system of medieval castles known as the
Eagle Nests Trail. Like many other strongholds along that trail, the Olsztyn Castle was built by King
Casimir the Great in the 14th century and destroyed during the
Swedish occupation in the 17th.
Ruins of old fortifications blend with natural
limestoneoutcrops in what remains of the Olsztyn Castle near
Częstochowa. Located in the
Polish Jura Chain, which stretches from Częstochowa in the north to
Kraków in the south, Olsztyn is part of a system of medieval castles known as the
Eagle Nests Trail. Like many other strongholds along that trail, the Olsztyn Castle was built by King
Casimir the Great in the 14th century and destroyed during the
Swedish occupation in the 17th.