Castle
Szydłów Castle
🇵🇱 Poland · 14th century
Szydłów Castle is a royal castle in Szydłów. It stands on the escarpment of a hill descending towards the valley of the small river Ciekąca. It lies within the fortifications of the former town. Since 1961 it has housed the Regional Museum in Szydłów.
It had the character of a spacious royal seat, although used only occasionally. This is shown by the large courtyard and the royal palace in the southern part.
The ruins of the royal palace of about 1400 survive to this day, as does the so-called Skarbczyk (Little Treasury) of the 15th and 16th centuries and a Baroque gatehouse with the remains of the walls separating the castle from the town. On the western side the castle courtyard is closed by circuit walls that form part of the town's defences.
Machine-translated from “Zamek w Szydłowie” on the Polish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Szydłów Castle ranks #5,166 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #207 of the 360 mapped in Poland. Founded c. 1350, it is older than 56% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 557 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. See how Poland compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Szydłów Castle?
Szydłów Castle stands in Poland, at 50.59091°, 20.99952°.
When was Szydłów Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1350. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Szydłów Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,166 of 7,044 worldwide, and #207 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 Szydłów Castle?
Krzyżtopór, about 26 km away.
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