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Castles
Reszel
On a hill above the Dajna valley, a few kilometres from Święta Lipka, stands a small brick Teutonic castle that has served as a church for more than four hundred years. Scholars regard it as the best-preserved example of the Order's most m…
Castles
Giżycko
By the canal linking lakes Niegocin and Kisajno stands a small brick house with Renaissance gables – all that remains of the Teutonic Knights' castle in Giżycko. Over six centuries it served as the seat of the Order's procurators, a ducal…
Castles
Olsztynek
On a hill above Olsztynek stands a Teutonic castle that has housed schools since the 19th century. It was built in 1350–1366 on the orders of the Ostróda commander Günther von Hohenstein, and the town that grew up around it was called Hohe…
Castles
Szczytno
The ruins of the Teutonic castle in Szczytno lie between Lake Długie and Lake Domowe Małe, just behind the town hall. The fortress from the second half of the 14th century was the seat of an Order official, later a hunting residence of the…
Castles
Iława
On the shore of Lake Szymbark, a few kilometres from Iława, stands one of the largest castle ruins in northern Poland. From a distance the brick quadrangle of 75 × 92 m, with ten towers and a clock tower, looks almost intact – only up clos…