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Ojców Castle

🇵🇱 Poland · 14th century

Ojców Castle in Poland
Photo: Marek Mróz · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Ojców Castle (Polish: Zamek Ojców) - a castle located in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland, part of a system of castles known as the Eagle's Nests (Polish: Orle Gniazda) - formerly protecting the southern border of the Kingdom of Poland; currently housing a museum dedicated to the castle in its renovated castle-tower. The castle is located in the village of Ojców (25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Kraków), Lesser Poland Voivodeship; in Poland.

The castle was used as a stronghold, built by Casimir III the Great in the second half of the fourteenth century. The castle is located in the Ojcowski National Park.

Text adapted from “Ojców Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ojców Castle ranks #3,361 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #116 of the 374 mapped in Poland. Founded 1370, it is older than 56% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 604 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,004 times in the last 60 days, more than 67% of the atlas. 12 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Kraków, 18 km away. See how Poland compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Ojców Castle?

Ojców Castle stands in Poland, at 50.21167°, 19.82994°.

When was Ojców Castle built?

The atlas dates its founding to 1370. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Ojców Castle?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,361 of 8,133 worldwide, and #116 in Poland. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Ojców Castle?

Pieskowa Skała, about 5 km away.

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