Poland · 13th century
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.
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. 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 1651 the Castle was captured by the Goral rebels of the Kostka Napierski Uprising. In 1790 the roof of the castle burned following a lightning strike. Afterwards, the castle was abandoned.
Text adapted from “Czorsztyn Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Czorsztyn Castle ranks #2,289 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #80 of the 397 mapped in Poland. Founded c. 1201, it is older than 75% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1090 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,184 times in the last 60 days, more than 84% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Nowy Sącz, 35 km away. See how Poland compares in the castle statistics.
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