Castle
Janowiec Castle (Lubusz)
🇵🇱 Poland · 16th century
Janowiec Castle, a border castle, was built in the middle of the 15th century on the river Brzeźniczanka (Młynówka), on the eastern border of the Duchy of Żagań, situated on the boundary of three villages, Bobrzany, Janowiec and Chichy, 200 m north of the national road (DK 12) leading from Szprotawa to Żagań.
Machine-translated from “Zamek graniczny Janowiec” on the Polish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Janowiec Castle (Lubusz) ranks #6,716 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #338 of the 360 mapped in Poland. Founded 1600, it is older than 31% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 687 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. See how Poland compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Janowiec Castle (Lubusz)?
Janowiec Castle (Lubusz) stands in Poland, at 51.58848°, 15.47158°.
When was Janowiec Castle (Lubusz) built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1600. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Janowiec Castle (Lubusz)?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,716 of 7,044 worldwide, and #338 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 Janowiec Castle (Lubusz)?
Witków Castle, about 6 km away.
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