Taplacken Castle
| Taplacken Castle | |
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 Taplacken Castle |
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| Creation time : | circa 1400 |
| Castle type : | Location |
| Conservation status: | ruin |
| Standing position : | Ordensburg |
| Place: | Talpaki |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 39 '2 " N , 21 ° 20' 8" E |
The Taplacken Castle was an order castle of the Teutonic Order in the East Prussian town of Taplacken, now Talpaki .
history
A Prussian castle hill 800 meters north of Taplacken an der Nehme is occupied . The order built its first castle in the 13th century, which was destroyed by the Lithuanians under Prince Kęstutis in 1376. The later reconstruction took place on a promontory protruding from the morass, which is better to be secured. The expansion of cellars had to be avoided because of the damp ground. A domain was later set up in the castle .
Web links / sources
- Dehio-Handbuch Nordostdeutschland (1906), p. 431 (very brief)
- kaliningradgid.ru - Замок Таплакен (Талпаки) (relatively detailed)
Remarks
- ↑ Gerhard Salemke: Maps of Wall castles of the former province of East Prussia. Gütersloh 2005, map 35/15.