Dybów Castle

Dybów Castle (Polish: Zamek Dybów) is a castle in Toruń, Poland. It is a national Object of Cultural Heritage.

The castle is located in the Piaski district of Toruń, on the western side of the Vistula river.

Built by Władysław II Jagiełło during the period between 1424 and 1428, the castle was built near the settlement of Nieszawa (known as OldNieszawa) which was destroyed during the Thirteen Years' War and relocated to its present location Nieszawa. From 1454 Dybów Castle was the seat of the king's foremans. The castle was burned down in 1656 by the Swedes during the Swedish-Polish wars. In the eighteenth century, the castle was owned by the Dębski family, and a distillery was opened. In 1813, 40 French troops occupying the castle, under the command of Lieutenant Savary, withstood a three-month siege by the Russians. The castle has survived to this day in the form of ruins, with preserved perimeter walls, and a two-story gate tower and fortifications. An excavation of the castle was carried out in 1998–2000.

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Dybów Castle ranks #4,130 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #151 of the 374 mapped in Poland. Founded 1424, it is older than 52% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 454 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,573 times in the last 60 days, more than 61% of the atlas. 10 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Toruń, 1 km away. See how Poland compares in the castle statistics.

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