Poland · 13th century
Castle of Bishops in Siewierz - a castle formally housing castellans who raised the castle in the thirteenth century. The stronghold formerly fortified a hamlet in the area, which can be traced back to the origins of the Church of St. John the Baptist; now located close to the National Road No. 78 - for rapid travel to Katowice. The names of the first castellans were Jaks and Wawrzyniec. The castle is located in Siewierz (31 km north-east of Katowice), Silesian Voivodeship in Poland.
Text adapted from “Siewierz Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle of Bishops in Siewierz ranks #3,551 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #127 of the 397 mapped in Poland. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1090 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,174 times in the last 60 days, more than 55% of the atlas. 8 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Katowice, 30 km away. See how Poland compares in the castle statistics.
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