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| Lanckorona Castle | |
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| Architectural style | Polish Gothic |
| Town or city | Lanckorona |
| Country | Poland |
| Coordinates | 49°50′52″N19°42′45″E / 49.8478°N 19.7124°E /49.8478; 19.7124 |
| Construction started | 14th century |
| Completed | before 1330 |
| Demolished | 1655, 1771, 1870 |
TheLanckorona Castle (Polish:Zamek w Lanckoronie) was built in the early 14th century inLanckorona,Poland. It was damaged in several fires and during conflicts, especially in 1655 during theSwedishDeluge andBattles of Lanckorona in 1771.Jakub Derc [pl] led a peasant revolt and was killed in Lanckorona.
As documented in the manuscripts of the chronicler and diplomatJan Długosz, KingCasimir III the Great erected the Lanckorona Castle to protect the road toKraków and the border with theDuchy of Oświęcim.
The original stronghold from the Middle Ages had a rectangular shape and had two four-sided corner towers. The rectangular inner courtyard was closed-off from the northwest side of the castle by a living quarters. In the 18th century, after the castle was rebuilt, cannonbastions were located in the corners of the castle, and adrawbridge led to the main gate. In 1770, theBar Confederation repaired and fortified the castle. With the help of French engineers, external earthfortifications were built including a tick-shapedfort.
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