Poland · 14th century
Kętrzyn Castle ranks #5,093 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #188 of the 397 mapped in Poland. Founded 1345, it is older than 57% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 758 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,386 times in the last 60 days, more than 60% of the atlas. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Kaliningrad, 91 km away. It is one of the 25 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Warmia and Masuria. See how Poland compares in the castle statistics.
The Kętrzyn Castle or Rastenburg Castle is a Brick Gothic castle located in Kętrzyn, Poland.
Founded in the second half of the 14th century by the Teutonic Knights in the historic Baltic Prussian land of the Bartians, the castle served as a defensive and planning stronghold. During Teutonic rule, the castle housed about forty monks, two of whom (Michael Küchmeister von Sternberg and Paul von Rusdorf) became future Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order.
Now, the rebuilt castle houses the Wojciech Kętrzyński Museum, the Konik Mazurski Gallery and the Municipal Public Library. Collections from the 15th to 19th centuries form a permanent exhibition.
Text adapted from “Kętrzyn Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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