Poland · 13th century
Golub Castle (Polish: Zamek w Golubiu) is a four-wing conventional Teutonic fortress built at the turn of the fourteenth century, built on a hill as a look-out point over the whole town of Golub-Dobrzyń. The castle was initially constructed in a brick Gothic architectural style and a Renaissance attic was added in the 17th century. It is located in Golub-Dobrzyń, approximately 43 km north-east of Toruń.
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Golub-Dobrzyń Castle ranks #1,889 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #66 of the 398 mapped in Poland. Founded 1293, it is older than 64% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 1080 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,837 times in the last 60 days, more than 77% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Toruń, 32 km away. It is stop 2 of 9 on the Teutonic castle road, Toruń to Malbork. See how Poland compares in the castle statistics.
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