Castle in Otmuchów
castle, chateau
Bishops Castle on a hill dominating the city
Previous names
Castle in Otmuchów, Замок в Отмухові, Zamek w Otmuchowie
Description
Bishops Castle on a hill dominating the city. Built at the end of the thirteenth century. In the Gothic style, on irregular in the place of the existing castle castellan from the eleventh century. Was owned by the bishops of Wroclaw. Destroyed during the Hussite wars in the 1st half of the fifteenth century. Rebuilt and strengthened in the 2nd half of the fifteenth century. Rebuilt in Renaissance style in the years 1585 to 1596 as a residence for the bishops. Occupied by the Swedes in 1646., Followed by the Prussian army in 1741. Partially demolished in the nineteenth century. With the old assumptions remained two wings, the tower of the fifteenth century., And perimeter walls.
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