Czorsztyn Castle

The ruins of Czorsztyn Castle (German: Sub-Arx Oberschloss, Arx Czorstein) are located in the southernmost part of Poland in Czorsztyn (Nowy Targ County in Lesser Poland), at Czorsztyn Lake within Pieniny National Park borders. On the other side of the Czorsztyn Lake is located Niedzica Castle.

Czorsztyn Castle
General information
Town or cityCzorsztyn
CountryPoland
Completed14th century
Demolished1790

History

The Czorsztyn Castle stands at the top of the hill nearby Dunajec. According to Jan Długosz, in 1246 the owner of the castle was Piotr Wydżga.[1] However that theory was never after confirmed by other historians, so the beginnings of castle functioning are dated on 14th century. Large development of the castle took place during the reign of Casimir III the Great. In years 1629–1643, when Jan Baranowski was a starosta of Czorsztyn, the castle was fundamentally rebuilt. In 1790 the roof of the castle burnt down due to a lightning strike. Afterwards, the castle was abandoned.

Ruins of Czorsztyn Castle

References
  1. Jan Długosz: Liber beneficiorum dioecesis Cracoviensis (1470–1480).

See also

Bibliography
  • Deptuła Czesław, Czorsztyn czyli Wronin. Studium z najstarszych dziejów osadnictwa na pograniczu polsko-węgierskim w rejonie Pienin, Lublin 1992.
  • Michalczuk Stanisław, Zamek Czorsztyn – pomnik historii Polski, "Pieniny – Przyroda i Człowiek", 8/2003, ISSN 1230-4751.
  • Stępień Piotr, Zamek Czorsztyn – zabytkowa ruina w parku narodowym, "Ochrona Zabytków", 1/2005, ISSN 0029-8247.

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