Poland · 19th century
Fort 49 ¼ Grębałów – one of the forts of the Kraków Fortress. It was built in 1897–1899. Its designer was Maurycy Brunner.
The fort took part in the fighting of the First World War, during the so-called first battle for Kraków.
In 1919–1939 the fort was an element of the so-called Fortified Camp of Kraków.
During the Second World War it was used by the Wehrmacht as a store.
In 1988 the fort was taken over by the Przyjaciel Konika branch of the Society for the Promotion of Physical Culture (a non-profit organisation with public-benefit status), which conducts activities aimed mainly at children and young people: horse recreation, equine rehabilitation of disabled children – hippotherapy – and the popularisation of historical and natural heritage through appropriate management of fort 49 1/4 "Grębałów". At present the restored traditor of the fort houses an educational exhibition and a training room. The fort can be visited during the facility's opening hours.
Fort 49 ¼ Grębałów adjoins the Grębałów cemetery and the "Wzgórza Krzesławickie" tram loop. The entrance is from ul. Kocmyrzowska by the tram loop.
Machine-translated from “Fort pancerny główny 49 ¼ „Grębałów”” on the Polish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort 49 1/4 Grębałów ranks #8,902 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #397 of the 398 mapped in Poland. Founded 1899 — one of 717 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. 11 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Kraków, 10 km away. See how Poland compares in the castle statistics.
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