Iłża Castle
| Iłża Castle | ||
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 View from the east of the main tower |
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| Creation time : | between 1327 and 1347 | |
| Place: | Iłża | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 9 '44 " N , 21 ° 14' 24" E | |
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The castle Iłża was built from 1327 to 1347. The ruin with elements of the Gothic and Renaissance styles is located above the town of Iłża on a limestone hill and is one of the tourist attractions in southern Mazovia in Poland.
history
The castle was first mentioned in a document in 1334. It was probably built in place of an older building. According to Jan Nepomucen Chądzyński (1884) there is a coat of arms stone in the ruins with the date 1139. Chądzyński derived from the coat of arms an earlier possession of the Odrowąż family; The owner of the original building was then Radosław Odrowąż. In 1223 Iwo Odrowąż, the then Bishop of Cracow , transferred the property to the Catholic Church in Cracow; from then on it was a seat of the Kraków bishops. Today's castle ruins probably go back to a Gothic building commissioned by Bishop Jan Grot . Aleksander Jagiellończyk stayed here in 1501 and King Sigismund the Elder in 1511 .
In the second half of the 16th century, the castle was partially rebuilt in the Renaissance style under Filip Padniewski . In 1607, King Sigismund III stayed. Wasa three days in the castle. In 1637 Władysław IV. Wasa met his future wife Cäcilia Renata of Austria here . Marcin Szyszkowski modernized the facility again in the 17th century . At that time it also received an improved fastening. During the Second Northern War it was destroyed by Swedish troops and the Transylvanian Prince George II Rákóczi . It was repaired and rebuilt in the 17th century. In 1789, following a decision by the Sejm to expropriate the Kraków church, the property became the property of the Polish state. After a fire at the end of the 18th century (1791), the complex was given up as a residence. From now on the ruins were used to extract building material for new buildings in the village.
At the end of the 19th century, Tadeusz Lubomirski bought the ruins and founded a company to maintain the complex. The first restoration took place in 1910 under Oskar Sosnowski. During the First World War , a Gothic tower portal that had been preserved until then was destroyed. Further damage occurred at the beginning of the Second World War during the Battle of Radom . By the end of the 1970s, parts of the complex were secured and renovated under Stanisław Medeksza.
today
The cylindrical, preserved castle tower can be visited during opening hours. The largest knight tournament in Mazovia, which is based on the tradition of the 13th century, takes place in the vicinity of the castle every year.
See also
literature
- Beata Konopska and Michał Starzewski (editor-in-chief), Poland, map of the castles , from the series: Copernicus , ISBN 83-7329-621-2 , PPWK SA, Warsaw, first edition without the year, p. 19
Individual evidence
- ^ Engraving by Erik Dahlbergh , 1655–1657
- ↑ a b c according to Information In the footsteps of the Dukes of Mazovia ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the Mazovia website . Heart of Poland tourism organization of Mazovia ( Mazowiecka Regionalna Organizacja Turystyczna )
- ↑ Jan Grot was bishop in Cracow from 1326 to 1347. In 1331 he excommunicated King Casimir the Great , with whom he later reconciled
- ↑ Filip Padniewski (1510–1572) was sub-chancellor of the crown from 1559 to 1562 and bishop of Krakow from 1562 to 1572
- ^ Marcin II Szyszkowski (1554-1630) was bishop of Lutsk , Płock and Krakow
Web links
- Information board in Polish (author: Beata Bujakowska) at the foot of the castle
