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Pokrzywno Castle
🇵🇱 Poland · 13th century
Pokrzywno Castle (German: Engelsburg) is a Teutonic commandery castle in Pokrzywno, the seat of the commanders of Pokrzywno. It is currently in a ruined state. In 1664 it belonged to the Pokrzywno starosty.
Machine-translated from “Zamek w Pokrzywnie” on the Polish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pokrzywno Castle ranks #6,884 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #289 of the 374 mapped in Poland. Founded 1250, it is older than 69% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 861 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Toruń, 50 km away. See how Poland compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Pokrzywno Castle?
Pokrzywno Castle stands in Poland, at 53.43631°, 18.85019°.
When was Pokrzywno Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1250. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Pokrzywno Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,884 of 8,134 worldwide, and #289 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 Pokrzywno Castle?
Radzyń Chełmiński Castle, about 8 km away.
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