Castle
Oława Castle
🇵🇱 Poland · 17th century
Sobieski's Castle in Oława is a Renaissance-Baroque style castle located in the site of a former Gothic castle. The original castle had been built by Duke Ludwik I built in the second half of the fourteenth century. It was the third castle structure in Oława, the first being the seat of the castellans, located in the south-east of the town. It remained an integral part of the town's defenses until the wars with the Hussites.
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Oława Castle ranks #2,961 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #102 of the 163 mapped in Poland. Founded 1700, it is older than 24% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 259 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. See how Poland compares in the castle statistics.
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