Ojców Castle
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| Creation time : | 14th Century | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Place: | Ojców | |
| Geographical location | 50 ° 12 '42 " N , 19 ° 49' 47.8" E | |
| Height: | 350 m npm | |
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The ojców castle is a ruined castle from the 14th century when Polish village Ojców , about 25 km north-west of Krakow . It belongs to the group of so-called eagle nest castles in the Kraków-Czestochowa Jura .
It was first mentioned in the chronicle of Janko from Czarnków . The first resident of the castle, a burgrave named Zaklika de Kozkow , was mentioned in a document in 1370. Therefore, it is assumed that the castle complex was built in the second half of the 14th century.
Legend
The legend connects this place with the Polish king Ladislaus I. Ellenlang . It is said that the builder of the castle, Casimir the Great , named the place in honor of his father, who is said to have hidden there in the caves and forests of the area during the rivalry for the royal throne against Wenceslas I of Bohemia .
location
The castle is located north of the town center in the center of Prądniktal on a Jurassic rocks . The castle is surrounded on all sides by 1.5 meter thick stone walls. The western side of the castle was additionally fortified with a moat and a large tower over the entrance gate.
Ownership
Little is known today about the castle's first tenant. Since the lease could not be inherited, the tenant's descendants had to go to the king to obtain the right to the castle. In this way Jan from Korzkiew (probably a grandson of Zaklik), who lent the king a considerable amount of money, obtained the rights to the castle.
After the death of Jan from Korzkiew , the castle was inhabited by Hińcza from Rogów and then by Piotr Szafraniec from Pieskowa Skała , who also lent money to the king. In the course of time, the castle had many different owners, but they did not always live there. For this reason the castle deteriorated more and more and became dilapidated.
In the 17th century the Koryciński family renovated the castle from private funds and shortly afterwards sold it to Stanisław Warszycki . The castle had many other owners in the 18th century before it fell into disrepair in the 19th century.
See also
Web links
- Ojców Castle on zamki.net.pl (Polish)
- The castle on the tourist information site at www.ojcow.pl (Polish)
- Illustrated history of the castle on www.zamkipolskie.com (Polish)