Sobień Castle

Sobień (Soban 1372, castro Sobyen 1460) is a medieval castle in the San river valley, at the feet of Eastern Carpathian mountains, in the Manasterzec village in Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship in Poland.

First mentioned as Soban, it was a royal castle guarding the merchant route along the San River. The castle was built by order of King Casimir III the Great in 1340.

In 1389 King Władysław II Jagiełło conferred the castle to a noble family of Kmita.

The castle was destroyed in 1474 and again in 1512 by Hungarian forces. In the 16th century, the Kmita family sold the estates and the castle to the Stadnicki family, who held it until 1713.

Stefan - son of Wojosta from Sobniów first received the castle in 1359. 1389–1580 Kmita Family.

Jan Kmita (1330–1376) - starost of Ruthenia and of Kraków Piotr Kmita (1348–1409) - voivode of Kraków Klemens Kmita - (1421) - starost of Sanok. Jan Kmita - brother of Małgorzata Kmita.

Małgorzata Kmita wife of Przedpełka Mościca from Wielki Koźmin Mikołaj Kmita from Wiśnicz - castellan of Przemyśl Jan Kmita (died 1450) Jan Kmita (died 1458/1460) - castellan of Lwow, Andrzej Kmita Dobiesław Kmita (died 1478) - voivode of Lublin Jan and Stanisław Kmita Maciej Kmita - podkomorzy (chamberlain) of Sanok Stanisław Kmita (ok. 1450–1511) - castellan of Sanok, Voivode of Ruthenia Piotr Kmita Sobieński (1477–1553) - Grand Marshal of the Crown, Voivode of Krakow Barbara Kmita z Felsztyna 1580–1713 Stadnicki Family 1713–1803 Ossoliński, Mniszech families - as dowry of Teresa Stadnicka to her husband Józef Kanty Ossoliński 1803–1939 Krasicki Family from Sienna - as dowry of Julia Teresa Wandalin-Mniszech

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Sobień Castle ranks #3,485 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #120 of the 374 mapped in Poland. Founded c. 1400, it is older than 53% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 604 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,949 times in the last 60 days, more than 75% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Prešov, 99 km away. See how Poland compares in the castle statistics.

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