Prudnik_Castle

Prudnik Castle

Prudnik Castle

Historic site in Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Prudnik Castle was a gothic castle located in Prudnik, Opole Voivodeship, within the Upper Silesia region of Poland.

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History

The surviving Wok's Tower

Prudnik Castle was located in the defensive bend of the Prudnik river. It was built in 1255. It was founded a Czech knight Wok of Rosenberg.[1]

The castle was destroyed in 1428 by the Hussites. After the end of the first Silesian War, Frederick the Great rebuilt the castle.[2]

A fire on 27 August 1806 burnt the entire castle except of one tower called "Wok's Tower", which is now the only remnant of the castle.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Weltzel, Augustin (2005). Historia miasta Prudnika na Górnym Śląsku. Opole: Wydawnictwo MS. ISBN 83-8894-560-2.
  2. [2]
    Chodkowska, Anna; Chorowska, Małgorzata. "Virtual reconstruction of the medieval castle in Prudnik". CEJSH.

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