Kwidzyn Castle
{{Short description|Castle in Poland}}
{{Infobox historic site
| name = Kwidzyn Castle
| image = Zamek w Kwidzynie, P Wojtyczka.jpg
| image_size = 300
| caption = Kwidzyn Castle
| locmapin = Poland
| map_width = 275
| map_caption = Location of the Kwidzyn Castle in Poland
| coordinates = {{coord|53|44|10|N|18|55|16|E|type:landmark_scale:3000_region:PL|display=inline,title}}
| location = Kwidzyn, Pomeranian Voivodeship, {{flag|Poland}}
| area =
| built = 1233{{cite web |title=Zamki w Polsce |url=http://zamki.net.pl/zamki/kwidzyn/kwidzyn.php |access-date=2022-07-20 |language=pl}}
| demolished =
| rebuilt = 1855–1875
| architect =
| architecture = Gothic
| governing_body =
| designation1 = Historic Monument of Poland
| designation1_date = 2018-04-20
| designation1_partof = Kwidzyn – cathedral and castle complex
| designation1_number = Dz. U. z 2018 r. poz. 930{{Cite Polish law|title=Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 20 kwietnia 2018 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Kwidzyn - zespół katedralno-zamkowy"|year=2018|number=930}}
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Kwidzyn Castle (German: MarienwerderVon Andreas Rockstein - Eigenes Werk, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5331832) is a large brick Gothic castle in the town of Kwidzyn, Poland.{{cite web|title=Main Page|url=http://zamek.kwidzyn.pl/|website=Zamek Kwidzyn|accessdate=4 May 2015}} The castle is modeled on the Gothic castles of the Teutonic Knights'.
Description
The castle is located by Gdańska Street (Ulica Gdańska in Polish) in Kwidzyn. The castle was used as a chapter house for the Pomesanians, who built it at the beginning of the 14th century, in a square formation with a courtyard and square keeps in the corners of the castle's square formation, and a dansker supported by five arcades. King Władysław II Jagiełło took over the castle, while heading battles against the Teutonic Knights in 1410. The Second Peace of Toruń ceded the castle back to the Teutonic Knights.{{Cite web |title=Kwidzyn - Zamek w Kwidzynie - OPIS - (Polskie zamki ) |url=https://www.zamki.pl/?idzamku=kwidzyn |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=www.zamki.pl}}
During the 17th century Deluge campaigns, the Swedes partially destroyed the castle. After the First Partition of Poland until World War II, a court was located in the castle. In the 18th century, the castle was dismantled and transformed into offices and a school. This transformation was halted by Frederick William IV in 1854, from which time the restoration of the castle was made.{{cite web |title=Zamki w Polsce |url=http://zamki.net.pl/zamki/kwidzyn/kwidzyn.php |access-date=2022-07-20 |language=pl}}
Currently, the preserved north-western and western wing houses the Branch of the Castle Museum in Malbork (Oddział Muzeum Zamkowego w Malborku in Polish). The largest dansker and a well with a porch have also been preserved.{{cite web|title=Kwidzyn Zamek|url=http://www.zamki.pl/?idzamku=kwidzyn|website=Zamki|accessdate=4 May 2015}}{{cite web|title=Kwidzyn Castle Statistics|url=http://zamki.net.pl/zamki/kwidzyn/kwidzyn.php|website=Zamki Net|accessdate=4 May 2015}}
File:Kwidzyn castle, Poland.jpg|
File:Kwidzyn castle's cannons.jpg|
File:Kwidzyn castle cannon from 1863.jpg|
File:Kwidzyn Castle windows.jpg|
File:Kwidzyn Castle museum entrance.jpg|
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.visitcastles.eu/kwidzin-castle/ Kwidzyn Castle]
- [http://www.visitcastles.eu/ The Association of Castles and Museums around the Baltic Sea]
Category:Buildings and structures completed in the 14th century
Category:Gothic architecture in Poland
Category:Houses completed in 1875