Castle Lagow
castle, chateau
59m
Powiat świebodziński, Lubuskie

In the thirteenth century there Lagow probably two castles

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Previous names
Castle Lagow, Замок Лагов, Zamek w Łagowie
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Description

In the thirteenth century there Lagow probably two castles. Castle on the Mountain Hawk ceased to function in the fourteenth century. The site of the present castle at the turn of the thirteenth and fourteenth century there was a castle or chateau, whose fortifications now nothing is known. In 1299 years the good Łagowskie received as a fief of the princes of Brandenburg Albert von Klepzig. Around 1323 years among Klepzigów, who previously went over Silesia, lost Lagow, who returned the boundaries of Brandenburg. The then ruler of the Mark Ludwig of Bavaria in 1347 gave the pledge Lagow Order of St. John of Jerusalem, and not being able to buy later cast estate waived any rights to them.

In 1350 years the Order began construction of the castle at the site of earlier fortifications, after increasing haughtiness. It was built close to a square quadrangle outer walls with a height of probably about 12 meters from the gate in the east wing and the tower in the south-eastern corner. Residential wing occupied the entire western curtain wall and had dimensions of 8x27 meters. Building a partial basement on the south side was located in this part of the refectory, and in the north chapel. The castle was located commander of the Order, where in 1372 he was Heinrich von Wedel.

At the turn of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries was surrounded by hill at the foot of additional ring of walls with a height of up to 9 meters with loopholes and two bastions on the west and north.

At the beginning of the sixteenth century, in the time of Captain von Liborius Schapelowa, strengthened the castle constructing a tower to a height of 24 meters. At the end of the sixteenth century the north wing yet. During the Thirty Years War the castle probably slightly hurt, he was besieged several times when trying to rebound it to the Swedes, but was not captured. Renovating in the second half of the seventeenth century the castle dostawiono further south wing. Even small changes took place during the eighteenth and nineteenth century, but not fundamentally changed the appearance of the castle. After the partitions of Polish Lagow became a part of Prussia, and after the dissolution in 1810 the Knights Hospitaller castle became the property of the state. Shortly afterwards passed into private ownership and passed through the hands of many families. In 1842 a fire broke out in the castle, but the injury was not serious, destroyed the dome of the tower was replaced by a makeshift roof.

After World War II the castle served cultural and tourism purposes. Today it houses a museum and a hotel.

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