Wogendrüssel Castle
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The castle Wogendrüssel ( Zamek w Prudniku , older even Warownia Woka ) is a castle above a river loop of Prudnik in Poland .
A Gothic castle was built in 1262 on the initiative of the Czech nobleman Wok von Rosenberg, whose son founded the town of Prudnik (New Town in Upper Silesia) under the protection of the castle .
In 1337 the castle and town were sold to the dukes of Falkenburg-Opole . In 1597 the castle was rebuilt and renewed in 1691–93. In 1803 the castle was destroyed by fire and demolished in 1844.
In 1741 King Friedrich II gave one of the buildings of the destroyed castle to the evangelical community as a church, and the remaining part was used as barracks with stables and a riding school.
Only the tower, the so-called Heidenturm, is preserved to this day. The upper, octagonal part of the tower probably dates from the 15th century.
literature
- Günther Grundmann : Castles, palaces and manor houses in Silesia (= architectural and art monuments of the German East . Volume 1 ). 1982, p. 16 .
Coordinates: 50 ° 19 ′ 22.6 ″ N , 17 ° 34 ′ 42.2 ″ E
