Castle
Przezmark Castle
🇵🇱 Poland · 14th century
Przezmark Castle (German: Burg Preußisch Mark) – a 14th-century stronghold situated in Przezmark (formerly Pruski Targ) on a peninsula between the lakes Motława Wielka and Motława Mała, erected on the orders of the commander of Dzierzgoń, Luther of Brunswick. It served as the seat of a procurator and subsequently of a Teutonic vogt. Now preserved in ruin, it is privately owned.
Machine-translated from “Zamek krzyżacki w Przezmarku” on the Polish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Przezmark Castle ranks #5,733 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #250 of the 360 mapped in Poland. Founded 1400, it is older than 52% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 557 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. See how Poland compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Przezmark Castle?
Przezmark Castle stands in Poland, at 53.8592°, 19.4953°.
When was Przezmark Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1400. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Przezmark Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,733 of 7,044 worldwide, and #250 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 Przezmark Castle?
Castle in Dzierzgoń, about 12 km away.
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