Poland · 14th century
Zamek w Bydgoszczy – a defensive and administrative structure from the times of Casimir the Great, existing in 1346–1656 (ruins until 1895). In 1370–1377 it was the residence of Casimir of Słupsk (grandson of Casimir the Great), and later, until the Swedish Deluge, the residence of the starostas of Bydgoszcz. Almost all Polish kings stayed in it, and especially often Casimir IV Jagiellon (during the Thirteen Years' War), while in 1577 King Stephen Báthory lived in it for three months.
Machine-translated from “Zamek w Bydgoszczy” on the Polish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zamek w Bydgoszczy ranks #7,370 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #292 of the 398 mapped in Poland. Founded 1346, it is older than 58% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Bydgoszcz, 1 km away. See how Poland compares in the castle statistics.
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