Castle
Kobryn Castle
🇧🇾 Belarus · 11th century
Kobryn castles were a complex of wooden defense and administrative structures that existed in the city of Kobryn in the 16th–18th centuries. Presumably, the first Kobryn castle (detinets) was founded in the 11th century by the heirs of the Kiev prince Izyaslav on the island at the confluence of the Kobrinka and Mukhavets rivers. The remaining earth embankments were dismantled in the 1880s when laying the Moscow–Warsaw chaussee.
Text adapted from “Kobryn castles” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kobryn Castle ranks #5,834 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #30 of the 41 mapped in Belarus. Founded c. 1050, it is older than 90% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 325 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. The nearest day-trip guide is Brest (Belarus), 50 km away. See how Belarus compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Kobryn Castle?
Kobryn Castle stands in Belarus, at 52.2145°, 24.361°.
When was Kobryn Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1050. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Kobryn Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,834 of 8,134 worldwide, and #30 in Belarus. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Kobryn Castle?
Pruzhany Palace, about 40 km away.
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