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Kętrzyn
Kętrzyn Castle is a Gothic Teutonic Order stronghold built around 1360–1374, the oldest monument of the former Rastenburg and today home to the Wojciech Kętrzyński Museum and the town library. The three-winged brick building tells the stor…
Churches & monasteries
Kętrzyn
St. George's Basilica in Kętrzyn (say KENT-shin) is one of the best-preserved fortified churches in Masuria, the lake district of northeastern Poland. Its red-brick Gothic walls once formed part of the town's medieval defenses, and the bui…
Landmarks
Kętrzyn
The white neo-Gothic villa with octagonal turrets on Mickiewicza Street in Kętrzyn is the former seat of the Masonic lodge "Drei Thore des Tempels" ("Three Gates of the Temple"). Built in 1860–1864 on the site of the old town moat, it is o…
Fortifications
Kętrzyn
Medieval Kętrzyn occupied a hill of only about 4 hectares, enclosed by defensive walls with thirteen towers. Sections of the circuit survive between the Teutonic castle and St George's Basilica, along with a corner tower in which the Wojci…