Thorn Castle
| Thorn Castle | ||
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_2010-07-17_102.jpg) Thorn Castle (July 2010) |
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| Creation time : | 1260 | |
| Castle type : | Location | |
| Conservation status: | Remodeled ruin | |
| Standing position : | Ordensburg | |
| Place: | Toruń | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 0 '34 " N , 18 ° 36' 39" E | |
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The Castle Thorn was a Teutonic castle of the Teutonic Order in the then West Prussian city of Torun, now Toruń .
history
Thorn was founded by the order in 1233 and developed into a trading center with Poland . In 1260 the city was fortified by this castle.
The citizens of Thorn joined the Hanseatic League and in 1440 the Prussian Confederation . On February 7, 1454, they tried to storm the castle. The then Komtur Albrecht Kelb was initially able to repel the storm, then the siege began. After just one day, Kelb surrendered and opened the gates. The city council of Thorn immediately approved the destruction of the castle for strategic reasons in order to avoid a renewed stationing of foreign troops, be they Polish or Teutonic troops. The destruction of the castle ushered in the Thirteen Years War . The outer bailey , the so-called Dansker, was preserved .
The ruin remained unused for a long time, in the meantime it served as a waste dump. In 1966 the entire site was cleared up, examined and the numerous architectural finds were then exhibited in the exposed cellar rooms of the castle and in the Thorn district museum. The up to 1.5 meter high foundation walls of the first floor and the moat were exposed, secured and partially reconstructed. The foundation walls of the octagonal tower and other, higher wall sections on the south side were made visible and accessible to visitors.
architecture
The original floor plan resembled a horseshoe and represents an early construction of order castles, before the later typical square shape became standard. The castle already had a moat and an octagonal tower.
literature
- Tomasz Torbus: The convent castles in the Teutonic Order of Prussia . Oldenbourg, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-486-56358-0 , pp. 58-67, 677-690, doi: 10.11588 / diglit.43361 .
