Poland · 16th century
Budynek grodu starościńskiego w Bieczu ranks #8,681 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #377 of the 397 mapped in Poland. Founded c. 1600, it is older than 31% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 887 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Nowy Sącz, 42 km away. See how Poland compares in the castle statistics.
Budynek grodu starościńskiego w Bieczu (also: the vogt's building, the starosta's castle, the starosta's stronghold) – a building erected at the beginning of the 16th century, originally as the seat of the vogt of Biecz. In 1641 it was converted into a castle serving as the seat of the starosta and of the town court. In 1667–1676 one of the chief creators of the Baroque in Poland, Wacław Potocki, held office in it. After 1783 the building fell into ruin. The name "gród starościński", however, has survived to this day by force of living tradition.
Machine-translated from “Budynek grodu starościńskiego w Bieczu” on the Polish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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