Rabsztyn Castle

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| location = Rabsztyn, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

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| architecture = Gothic

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Rabsztyn Castle is a preserved Gothic ruined castle located in the Polish Jura within the Eagles' Nests Trail, in the village of Rabsztyn, Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland.{{cite web|title=Rabsztyn - Gotycki zamek królewski, później rozbudowany (Zamki Polskie)|url=https://zamki.res.pl/rabsztyn.php|website=zamki.res.pl|accessdate=10 September 2017}}

The etymology of Rabsztyn Castle derives from the German Rabenstein, translating to Raven's Rock.{{cite web|title=*** RABSZTYN *** ZAMEK W RABSZTYNIE *** RABSZTYN ***|url=http://www.zamkipolskie.com/rabsztyn/rabsztyn.html|website=www.zamkipolskie.com|accessdate=10 September 2017}}

Having undergone extensive reconstruction, since May 2015, the castle has been opened to tourists.{{cite web|last1=Ponikowska|first1=Katarzyna|title=Rabsztyn. Od 1 maja ruiny otwarte dla turystów. Zobacz stare i nowe zdjęcia [ZDJĘCIA, WIDEO]|url=http://www.gazetakrakowska.pl/artykul/3836969,rabsztyn-od-1-maja-ruiny-otwarte-dla-turystow-zobacz-stare-i-nowe-zdjecia-zdjecia-wideo,id,t.html|website=Gazetakrakowska.pl|accessdate=10 September 2017|language=pl}}

Castle in Rabsztyn (79919346) (cropped).jpg|Castle ruins, before 1932 1879

Rabsztyn, ruiny zamku ante 1932 (47777340) (cropped).jpg|Castle ruins, before 1932

Rabsztyn zamek 2.jpg|{{center|Rabsztyn Castle}}

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