Liw Castle (Polish:Zamek w Liwie) - a ruin of aGothicducal castle raised in the fifteenth century as a guarding stronghold in the town ofLiw. The castle is located in Liw (75km north-east ofWarsaw),Masovian Voivodeship; inPoland.[1]
| Liw Castle | |
|---|---|
 Liw Castle | |
| Location | Liw,Masovian Voivodeship,Poland |
| Coordinates | 52°22′24″N21°58′10″E / 52.37333°N 21.96944°E /52.37333; 21.96944 |
| Built | Fifteenth century |
| Architect | Niclos |
| Architectural style(s) | Gothic |
  Location of the Liw Castle in Poland | |
History
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The castle was raised in the first half of the fifteenth century byMasovian DukeJanusz I of Warsaw, the castle was built to secure the crossing of the riverLiwiec. In 1549,Bona Sforza had personally ordered for the expansion of the castle. After theDeluge of theSwedes, all that was left of the castle were stones. In 1792, a manor house was built on top of thecinders, which was destroyed half a century later. AfterWorld War II the castle and manor house were both rebuilt and since 1963 they house a museum, with a collection of military items.[2][3]
See also
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edit- ^"Main Page".Liw Zamek. Retrieved6 May 2015.
- ^"Zamek Liw".Zamki. Retrieved6 May 2015.
- ^"Latawce".Zamek Liw. Archived fromthe original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved6 May 2015.
Bibliography
edit- Marek Żukow-Karczewski,Zamek w Liwie - gotycka twierdza książąt mazowieckich (Castle in Liw - a Gothic fortress of the dukes of Mazovia), "Aura" 12, 1995, p. 13–14.
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