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Castle Attractions In Northern Poland

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The Northern Group of Forces was the military formation of the Soviet Army stationed in Poland from the end of Second World War in 1945 until 1993 when they were withdrawn in the aftermath of the fall of the Soviet Union. Although officially considered Polish allies under the Warsaw Pact treaty, they were seen by most Poles as a Soviet occupation force.
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Castle Attractions In Northern Poland

  • 1. Castle Reszel Reszel
    Reszel Castle is a castle located in Reszel by the bank of the river Sajna, in the south-east of the town.The castle, an Ordensburg fortress, was built in between 1350-1401 by the Teutonic Order. The castle was frequently looted, besieged and gained by Polish and Teutonic forces. In the nineteenth century the castle was adapted into a prison, the castle was fully renovated after the Second World War. Currently the castle houses the branch of the Museum of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Olsztyn, , a hotel and a restaurant.
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  • 2. Teutonic Castle Ostroda Ostroda
    The Hunger War or Famine War was a brief conflict between the allied Kingdom of Poland, and Grand Duchy of Lithuania, against the Teutonic Knights in summer 1414 in an attempt to resolve territorial disputes. The war earned its name from destructive scorched earth tactics followed by both sides. While the conflict ended without any major political results, famine and plague swept through Prussia. According to Johann von Posilge, 86 knights of the Teutonic Order died from plague following the war. In comparison, about more than 200 knights perished in the Battle of Grunwald of 1410, one of the biggest battles in medieval Europe.
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  • 4. Castle in Nidzica Nidzica
    Nidzica castle is a 14th-century castle located in Nidzica, Poland.
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  • 6. Gniew Castle Gniew
    Gniew [ɡɲef] is a town situated on the left bank of the Vistula River, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 6,870 inhabitants . One of the most historical towns in Polish Pomerania, Gniew is renowned for its medieval brick gothic Castle, which has become the region's most recognizable monument.
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  • 9. Sztum Castle Sztum
    Sztum is a town in northern Poland in the Powiśle region, located in the Pomeranian Voivodeship. It is the capital of Sztum County, with some 10,141 inhabitants .
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  • 10. Malbork Castle Museum Malbork
    Malbork is a town in northern Poland in the Żuławy region , with 38,478 inhabitants . Situated in the Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, it was previously assigned to Elbląg Voivodeship . It is the capital of Malbork County. Founded in the 13th century by the Knights of the Teutonic Order, the town is noted for its medieval Malbork Castle, built in the 13th Century as the Order's headquarters and of what later became known as Royal Prussia.
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  • 11. Rogalin Palace Rogalin
    Rogalin pronounced [rɔˈɡalin] is a village in western Poland, situated on the river Warta. It lies approximately 7 kilometres east of the town of Mosina, and 19 km south of the metropolitan city of Poznań. It is perhaps best known for the Rogalin Landscape Park and its oak trees.
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  • 13. Tykocin Castle Tykocin
    Tykocin [tɨˈkɔt͡ɕin] Yiddish: טיקטין‎, Tiktin) is a small town in north-eastern Poland, with 2,010 inhabitants , located on the Narew river. Tykocin has been situated in the Podlaskie Voivodeship since 1999. Previously, it belonged to Białystok Voivodeship . It is one of the oldest settlements in the region.
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  • 14. Archcathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Andrew Frombork
    The Archcathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Andrew in Frombork, Poland, is a Roman Catholic church located at the Cathedral Hill, by the Cathedral St. It was originally constructed from 1329 to 1388. The basilica is one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments , as designated September 16, 1994 and tracked by the National Heritage Board of Poland.
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  • 15. Kornik Castle Kornik
    Kórnik [ˈkurɲik] is a town with about 6,800 inhabitants , located in western Poland, about 25 kilometres south-east of the city of Poznań. It is one of the major tourist attractions of the Wielkopolska region and the Greater Poland Voivodeship because of the historical castle and arboretum, which is amongst the oldest and richest collections of trees and shrubs in Poland.
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