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Prudnik Castle
🇵🇱 Poland · 13th century
Prudnik Castle was a gothic castle located in Prudnik, Opole Voivodeship, within the Upper Silesia region of Poland.
Prudnik Castle was located in the defensive bend of the Prudnik river. It was built in 1255. It was founded a Czech knight Wok of Rosenberg.
The castle was destroyed in 1428 by the Hussites. After the end of the first Silesian War, Frederick the Great rebuilt the castle.
A fire on 27 August 1806 burnt the entire castle except of one tower called "Wok's Tower", which is now the only remnant of the castle.
Text adapted from “Prudnik Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Prudnik Castle ranks #6,355 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #259 of the 374 mapped in Poland. Founded 1255, it is older than 69% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 861 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Nysa, 24 km away. See how Poland compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Prudnik Castle?
Prudnik Castle stands in Poland, at 50.32296°, 17.57839°.
When was Prudnik Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1255. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Prudnik Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,355 of 8,134 worldwide, and #259 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 Prudnik Castle?
Castle in Łąka Prudnicka, about 3 km away.
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