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Czchów Castle
🇵🇱 Poland · 14th century
Czchów Castle - Romanesque castle ruins located in Czchów, located on a hill known as the Keep on the Dunajec (Baszta nad Dunajcem) in Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship in Poland.
In the sixteenth-century, the sandstone-built royal castle was located in the Kraków Voivodeship.
Text adapted from “Czchów Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Czchów Castle ranks #4,558 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #171 of the 374 mapped in Poland. Founded c. 1400, it is older than 53% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 604 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,123 times in the last 60 days, more than 52% of the atlas. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Nowy Sącz, 23 km away. See how Poland compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Czchów Castle?
Czchów Castle stands in Poland, at 49.8331°, 20.6772°.
When was Czchów Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1400. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Czchów Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,558 of 8,133 worldwide, and #171 in Poland. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Czchów Castle?
Tropsztyn Castle, about 5 km away.
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