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Kojdanaŭ Castle

Belarus · 16th century

Kojdanaŭ Castle in Belarus
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Kojdanaŭ Castle was a stone castle built in the town of Koidanovo (the present-day city of Dzerzhinsk in the Dzerzhinsk district of the Minsk region of Belarus) in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, when the town was under the rule of the Gasztołd family.

Machine-translated from “Койдановский замок” on the Russian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kojdanaŭ Castle ranks #6,215 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #33 of the 45 mapped in Belarus. Founded c. 1525, it is older than 41% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 891 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. The nearest day-trip guide is Minsk, 37 km away. See how Belarus compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Kojdanaŭ Castle?

Kojdanaŭ Castle stands in Belarus, at 53.69075°, 27.12803°.

When was Kojdanaŭ Castle built?

The atlas dates its founding to c. 1525. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Kojdanaŭ Castle?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,215 of 9,079 worldwide, and #33 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 Kojdanaŭ Castle?

Pischalauski Castle, about 36 km away.

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