Castle in Swiecie
castle, chateau
88m
Powiat świecki, Kujawsko-Pomorskie

In between the Vistula and Wda preserved castle part of the body of a cylindrical tower with battlements at the top

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Previous names
Castle in Swiecie, Замок в Свєче, Zamek w Świeciu
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Description

In between the Vistula and Wda preserved castle part of the body of a cylindrical tower with battlements at the top. It is a remnant built by the Teutonic Knights in the first half of the fourteenth century castle in the Gothic style. It was built on the site of the former castle of the Pomeranian dukes to plan regular courtyard. The castle entered the castle proper and ward. He also had four corner towers, one of which has already mentioned the materials was left. It was surrounded by the castle wall and moat. In 1410, he was besieged by the Polish army. Temporarily in the hands of Polish was in the Thirty Years' War, then again he found in them the Peace of Thorn in 1466.

In the second half of the sixteenth century, the Castellan of Chelm J.Konopacki rebuilt the castle in Renaissance style. After the Swedish wars, when it was destroyed not have it rebuilt. Desolation yet completed the demolition carried out by the Prussian authorities.

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