Dybów Castle

Dybów Castle (Polish: Zamek Dybów) is a castle in Toruń, Poland. It is a national Object of Cultural Heritage.

Dybów Castle

Location

Castle is located in Toruń, district Piaski on left side of the Vistula river.

History

Built by Władysław II Jagiełło in the period 1424–1428, near castle was built settlement Nieszawa (known as OldNieszawa) which was destroyed during the Thirteen Years' War and relocated to its present location Nieszawa. From 1454 Dybów Castle was seat of king's foremans. During the Swedish-Polish wars the castle was burned down by the Swedes in 1656.[1] In the eighteenth century, the castle was owned by the Dębski family, and a distillery was opened. In 1813, 40 French, under the command of Lieutenant Savary in the castle, withstood a three-month siege by the Russians. The castle has survived to this day in the form of ruins, with preserved perimeter walls, and a 2-storey gate tower and fortifications. The excavation of the castle was carried out in 1998–2000.

See also
  • Castles in Poland

References
  1. "TORUŃ ZAMEK DYBÓW" (in Polish). Zamki.name. Retrieved 9 May 2015.


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