Poland · 13th century
Rogóźno Castle ranks #8,241 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #342 of the 397 mapped in Poland. Founded 1250, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1091 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Toruń, 61 km away. See how Poland compares in the castle statistics.
Rogóźno Castle (German: Ordensburg Roggenhausen) – a castle in the village of Rogóźno (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship), entered in the register of immovable monuments of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.
The castle lies between the Osa and the Gardęga, and was built in 1250–1260 by the Teutonic Order. Initially a timber-and-earth watchtower, at the end of the 13th century it was transformed into a masonry castle. From 1285 to 1333 it was the seat of a commandry, and later (until 1454) of a vogtship. After the Teutonic Knights' defeat at the Battle of Grunwald in 1410 it was briefly occupied by Polish troops. Polish units again seized the castle in 1414 during the Hunger War. After the outbreak of the Thirteen Years' War it was taken by members of the Prussian Confederation. Before leaving the castle the Teutonic Knights set it on fire, but the resulting damage was not very serious.
Machine-translated from “Zamek w Rogóźnie” on the Polish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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