Korzkiew Castle

Korzkiew Castle is a fourteenth-century Romanesque castle located in Korzkiew, Lesser Poland Voivodeship in Poland. The castle is part of the Trail of the Eagles' Nests tourist route. The castle complex includes the castle ruins, housing residence, a grange and park, enlisted on the register of objects of cultural heritage of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship.

In 1352, Jan z Syrokomli bought the Korzkiew hill and built a rectangular, stone tower for defence and residency, which eventually became the castle. By the end of the fifteenth-century, as well as in 1720 (when the proprietors were the Jordanowie), the building was rebuilt. Then on, the castle was owned by the Wesslowie and Wodziccy. Towards the end of the nineteenth-century, the building fell into a state of ruin.

Since 1997, the castle has been owned by architect Jerzy Donimirski, that undertook renovation and reconstruction works of the castle, which presently serves as a hotel. The owner similarly plans to renovate the nearby manor house, ponds and build a small museum and an open-air museum.

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Korzkiew Castle ranks #3,330 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #113 of the 374 mapped in Poland. Founded c. 1350, it is older than 57% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 604 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,473 times in the last 60 days, more than 59% of the atlas. 11 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Kraków, 12 km away. See how Poland compares in the castle statistics.

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