Poland · 16th century
Lesko Castle – a Late Gothic castle in the valley of the San, now a holiday resort.
Construction of the castle began in 1538 in place of an earlier small wooden castle, after the Kmitas moved from nearby Sobień. The castle was initially the property of the Grand Marshal of the Crown Piotr Kmita Sobieński of the Szreniawa coat of arms.
Machine-translated from “Zamek w Lesku” on the Polish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lesko Castle ranks #6,470 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #243 of the 398 mapped in Poland. Founded c. 1600, it is older than 31% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 891 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,088 times in the last 60 days, more than 53% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Uzhhorod, 95 km away. See how Poland compares in the castle statistics.
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