Poland · 13th century
Prudnik Castle ranks #7,038 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #280 of the 397 mapped in Poland. Founded 1255, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1091 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.
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.
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